Good Morning,
The one thing we must all realize is that everything works together within the timing of God. Dealing with things in life can take you on a rollercoaster ride and often things that happen can sidetrack or put a temporary halt to other things you were doing. I have been dealing with a lot of things over the past months but now I feel like the clouds are breaking and now I want to refocus on some projects I started and put my heart fully back in them. One of the things I want to continue following through with is the dedicating of prayer blankets to hospitals. After the passing of my Dad back in December of 2013 I decided to start this blanket ministry. On January 3, 2014 I donated my first blanket 4 years ago on the 21st of February. I started this in hopes of giving back a measure of comfort that Pastoral Care gave to us in the last days of my Dad’s life. I remember whispering to my dad I was going to make a blanket and donate it back to the hospital, just as someone had crocheted the one that covered him I would in turn do so. In doing this it helped me with the healing process in the loss of my dear Daddy. In my own way I was keeping his memory alive and his name circulating in the world.
It takes me back that February 21st marked the 4th anniversary of the blanket dedication to Pastoral Care in the chapel of Methodist Hospital. I was already in the process of crocheting a blanket which at first was going to be another baby blanket. I was dissatisfied with the texture of the new yarn I was using and I took all the rows out and reverted back to my old yarn choice and started making another blanket. This one I said to myself would be for the next blanket dedication. God doesn’t put something in our heart to have us start then let it lay dormant. He wants us to follow through and complete what we started. Sorry Lord, I am getting back on track now.
My goal is to finish it and take it Methodist Hospital as soon as I finish it. I am halfway finished already. My plan is to make one every year and donate it February 14 to Methodist Hospital. I will be circulating other blankets that I will either collect or make to other hospitals in my city periodically throughout the year.
On the 20th of February I found out that a friend of mine past away. It was shocking and I cant get her off my mind. I went searching for her and her family on facebook and surprisingly I found them. I talked to her daughter last night and she said although she never met me or spoken to me before her Mom often talked about me. You are my godmother, she said.. When she said that it did something to me and I just cant shake it. I already feel love for her in my heart. God works in mysterious ways, see his ways are not like our ways neither is his timing so I am going to pray and let God lead me. I only wish her mom and I could have been in each others lives more as well as her (my goddaughter) but while we both still draw breath we have time. One day at a time as God leads. Again, Ellen Rice, I love you. RIP
I want everybody to have a blessed day, walk in love and love one another.
Peace and Blessings,
Sherri Catherine
