Grandma's Legacy

My Grandma is eighty four years old and she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s four years ago. There are days when she cannot remember who I am but she never forgets how to quilt. Every stitch is hand sewn, every piece of material is cut out using a pattern and scissors. She never uses a sewing machine or anything else that would make it easier or quicker. She sewed he first quilt when she was seventeen years old using material from her childhood dresses. Over the years she has made approximately one hundred quilts ranging from baby size to king size. Some are more detailed then others but they all have one thing in common…they were made with love. There will be a time when my grandma is no longer with us but it comforts me to know that we will always have a piece of her in the quilts she left behind.

Grandma’s Quilt
Grandma sewed a quilt of love, each square a memory.
A patchwork of the things she taught, and all she gave to me.
The center square is from the heart and anchors all the rest
With the greatest love you’d hope to find,
A love that stood the test.
Each stitch binds me to her and though I cannot see
This quilt which Grandma crafted, I’ll carry it with me.
It covers me with love and joy and keeps her close to me…
This quilt which grandma crafted out of her loving memories.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi

"It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty."

I believe this quote to be true. There are so many religions in this world, who am I to say that the one that I believe in was the right one. How can you make an educated decision on what you want to believe without knowing what other religions are out there? I was raised Christian. I believed that if you did not ask Jesus Christ into your heart that you would not go to Heaven. Can you imagine being a child and having friends who believed in a different religion, how scary that was. I thought my friends were going to hell. I would stay up nights worrying that the world was coming to an end and my family and I would go to Heaven and some of my friends would go to hell. What a horrible thought! As I got older I was able to better understand my religion but it was not enough. I wanted to know what other people thought so I took a class on World Religion. I learned so much from that one class! And it was just a high level overview of the world's most popular religions. I still have my beliefs and they won't change but by taking that class I am more tolerant and understanding of other people's beliefs. I would recommend you all to do the same.