Sunday, December 7, 2008

Thursday Group & Project Linus: 12/4

As the winter refuses to ripen we are glad of the continued warm days because we know they will not last. Three Trees continues to hold Groups at Eastminster Church which continues to make us welcome, but like the inevitability of warm days disappearing, our 2008 Groups at Eastminster are coming to an end.

With the end of each Group night, goodbyes are said in very many ways.

At the Thursday Group last week we gave each family a very special handmade blanket. These blankets are made by our local Project Linus organization which makes blankets specifically to comfort children. Each blanket they make for Three Trees has knots tied around the edges and as the fingers tie the knots a good wish, thought or a prayer is said for the family who will receive the blanket.

We said goodbye to one of our incredible teens on Thursday because he is traveling to be reunited with a family member in a different town. As he took his Linus blanket with him we told him to remember all our love and hope go with him and that the blanket will always be his piece of Three Trees and a reminder of how valuable he is. His story has been added to ours and he is forever a precious part of Three Trees.

Thank you Project Linus for being such an integral part of our mission. Your blanket makers will never fully know what a blessing they are! ~ Jacqui

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