Gifts of Blessing

All along this journey we've had people give us some amazing and thoughtful gifts.  There is one very special gift that I need to tell you about...

We have a sweet couple at our church that has an amazing ministry called "Comfort Quilts".  Two years ago, Alayna and Rob, who are both police officers, felt called to make a special quilt for the family of an officer that was shot and killed.  They made the quilt from his old uniforms.  Since then, the ministry has snowballed and they've now made quilts for 15 different families all over the country.   All of the quilts are hand-delivered, which gives Rob and Alayna a special opportunity to minister first hand with these hurting families.  Just this past week, our local news station ran a story on Comfort Quilts.  (watch it here) Rob and Alayna found out this weekend that "The Today Show" wants to do a story on them this week.  They're flying their whole family to New York.  So look for them on TV later this week.  It is so cool to see what God has done with this ministry.

Anyway... Alayna is adopted, so adoption has a very special place in her heart.  All through out this process she's sent me encouraging emails, poems, and prayers.  Before I left last August she told me to buy some Ugandan fabrics because she wanted to make a special quilt to represent Mercy's Ugandan heritage.  I had the best time picking out the fabrics in the wild and crazy fabric market.  I gave the fabric to Alayna when I was home at Christmas. 

A couple of weeks ago she delivered the finished product.  I love that she incorporated our Love Mercy t-shirts into the design too.  Thank you so much Rob and Alayna!  I love it and I know Mercy will love it for years to come.  Now to get it hung on the wall!