One of my Girl Scout moms emailed me that her brother and his family lost everything in Bastrop in the fires this summer.  My heart goes out to them, especially their children, who probably knew no other home.  A home that is no longer there.  In a place that is still smoldering, so they cannot get in to see if there is anything left.

Prayers of renewal and strength have gone out to many folks, but I always feel a special kindred spirit with my Girl Scout families.  Heck, I still have connections with my Girl Scout girls and/or parents from 10 years ago, in a state 1500 miles away!

This family has a six-year-old daughter and an 18-month-old son.  I can’t leave them without a bit of quilted love, so I made one quilt over the weekend and hope to finish the other tonight.  Here is the first quilt, designed especially for a kindergartner: