What is this special gift you may be asking........
it's a pillow.
Why on earth would a pillow be so special????
The material was found in my Mom's apartment when they were cleaning her things out after she passed away last New Year's Day. My sister-in-law took the material and hoped to do something special with it. I am not sure what Mom had planned to do with the material. My sister is pretty sure she was going to make something for her three greatgrandaughters......what a wonderful thought!!!!
My sister-in-law, Terry, gave the material to her Mom. Terry's Mom, Jeannie, made 4 beautiful pillows (one for each of my Mom's four children). She hand stitched and quilted the material into a beautiful pattern blending the 2 different materials. The finished product is beautiful.
When I saw the pillow and read the note my brother wrote with it.......I was reduced to tears.....not just a few tears but a major cry fest......I couldn't stop. I held the pillow, touched it like it was made of the finest hand spun silk and kept running my hand over it. I wrapped my arms around it and put my head down on it. I smelled it hoping for a hint of Mom's perfume but sadly there wasn't any.
I see Mom as I watch Jenn in the kitchen making chocolate chips. I see Mom in the ornament my sister gave me last year that was from Mom and Dad's tree. I see Mom in the bow I tried to tie on the wreath on my front door.....trying to copy the way she did it for my front door wreath just 2 short years ago. I see her all over the place and in my heart......just not here in my home like she was a short time ago.
But now I have a pillow........bits of material lovingly sewn together.
No doubt the best gift of Christmas........a part of Mom.
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