Today my challenge is to write about the best gift I have ever received that was not store bought, but handmade by the giver.
For the answer to this one I am going to go back all the way to the time I was pregnant with Tracy. I was sick all of the time during that pregnancy and my mom did absolutely everything in her power to brighten my days. Although she did not sew before or after, she made maternity clothes for me. It was the sweetest thing. She even made me a dress that was a bit of a challenge. It had little covered buttons and everything. It was such a selfless thing for her to do. She did not enjoy sewing at all. Then once Tracy was born, she went on to be the world's best grandma. Unfortunately cancer took her from us shortly after Megan was born so she was cheated out if having a Grandma Betty. It has been nearly 30 years since we lost her, but there is still an empty hole in the part of my heart she occupied. She was only 56 years old. I miss her so much and I miss all the wonderful things we didn't get to share. Scrapbooking and card making for instance. She would have loved it and Boy, we would have had a blast doing it together. I opened my own retail store a few years after her death, so she missed that as well.
heavenly mansion up there that's right next door to yours
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