A treasured way to remember a loved one

Ruth TenBrink, LIFT Care Coordinator at Grandville Baptist Church, sent this along: "One of my patients a short time ago had been a widow for about a year. I noticed and commented on a quilt she had lying on her bed -- a very unique one, made of men's shirts, the squares complete with shirt-front parts including buttons & pockets (and the back of soft fleece). She said her children had made it for her, of her husband's shirts, after he had died. Comprised mostly of casual shirts -- including flannel -- she said it was a tangible reminder as well as a source of comfort to her daily as she used it for naps or when sleeping at night. What a great way to commemorate a loved one, memorializing their clothing into such a precious keepsake!"