As much as we'd like to forget about it, there are always events in our lives that cause us
pain and despair. No matter how much we would like to avoid it, we will always know someone
who is experiencing one of these times.
We have found that during these times, one of the things that helps the most is knowing that
other people care; that others are aware of our pain and despair, and that they want to help.
We couldn't think of a much better way to get that point across than with a Comfort Afghan. A Comfort
Afghan is a collection of granny and/or sampler squares that have been hand-made by a very
special person somewhere in the world. The squares are then given to another special volunteer who
assembles them into an afghan and touches it up to send on to the person who is in need of comfort.
The knowledge that so many people throughout the world with all this love and caring in their hearts
for a stranger would create these squares and build a present that will last a lifetime brings
peace, joy and something warm to cuddle up with after experiencing tragedy or loss.
For more information on baby afghans, send mail to afghans@heartmadeblessings.org
