Last year, an organization called Quilts of Honor created, personalized and donated a quilt to be given to my ninety-three-year-old father-in-law, a WWII veteran, in a touching ceremony at the local high school in Emmett, Idaho. The work that went into the quilt and the kindness behind the “Quilted Hugs of Gratitude” gave my father-in-law (and his family) and the other honored veterans a great deal of pleasure. Thank you to the people who created the quilts, to the high school students who showed such respect to the men and women who have served in the military, and of course to the veterans themselves.

If you’d like to request a quilt for a veteran or volunteer to make them, you can contact Quilts of Honor at www.quiltsofhonor.org.