Your Gift Touched My Life from those who have received comfort blankets "I will try to thank you for your wonderful expression of love to my husband and I. This was such a thoughtful gift. The wonderful letter was so encouraging and able to comfort some past pain that we still carry in our heart. Knowing that there are people who care and realize that there is not a quick fix (and accept us anyway) is like getting a physical hug straight from God our Father." "The hospital gave us the blanket that wrapped our daughter. It was stained with her blood that she left behind as she lay on it for the pictures we now hold as one of few in a small box that does and doesn't contain her life. I hold the blanket you gave to us in advance of her death and remember its anointing and your prayer that the Holy Spirit would allow the blanket to comfort us in our remembrance of our baby girl. I know that prayer has been answered. I have slept with her blanket and felt God's peace cradle my wounded heart just as surely as I know that He cradles my daughter. The hospital blanket, though a more direct reminder of her, is not so blessed by His healing power. One blanket, anointed with oil, is a memory of new life and peace tinged with lingering sorrow; another blanket, adorned in blood, is a reminder of birth pain and death accompanied by empty arms. Both blankets are soft and small and both are important to me. Both are poignant and necessary elements in my memory of my baby." "Your gift was a wonderful surprise and so moving! I cried and cried. It really brought me back to my child that I lost. I even slept with the blanket last night. You have a wonderful ministry that I know is touching and healing many hurting hearts. I praise God for working through you in this way!" "I am thankful for how this ministered to my husband. He is not a believer and he read all you sent me. I know that it brought him a little closer to knowing the grace of God. God is using many people to touch his heart and you are definitely one of them. He hasn't complained that the blanket goes to bed with me and that sometimes it ends up on his side of the bed." "I found your package at the post office yesterday, and cried as I read your letter and held on to this special blanket. I really surprised my self when I started crying as I told you my story. I was sure that I could tell it and not cry anymore, but I proved that wrong. No matter how you go on and heal, the deep pain is always there. You saw that and acted on your tender heart to comfort me. Thank you." "It means everything to me that you waited on the Lord to show you the right blanket. It has blessed me so much to know all that was behind the gift. I will treasure this blanket for ever and probably have it over me when I'm so old I can't get out of my rocking chair or bed! My family was also touched with the blanket and what you wrote. I know that your ministry is surely blessed. And needed." "Thank you from the depths of my heart. I felt so good yesterday, just knowing that you saw a need and took time to address it personally." "Your package came in the mail. A blanket . . . a CD . . . a picture. Something to touch. But, for me, it was your friendship that touched me more than anything. I heard it said by an expert that many couples marriages barely tread water during this difficult time. You helped my marriage. You were a listening ear when I felt there was no one to listen. Sometimes you offered me advise . . . but most of the time you just listened. Just told me how sorry she was that I had to walk this road. Encouraged me to KEEP walking and not give up. You were there when I was tired and needed to sit down and catch my breath . . . but you didn't let me sit for long. I am thankful you were obedient to the voice of God." "I really love the box you sent, it is filled with love!! What an incredible ministry to those that are hurting!" "Thank you so much for your beautiful letter! We will especially appreciate your prayers and the blanket which will no doubt be filled with tears. All the other items are deeply appreciated as well- over the next few days we will savor the words and the sentiment that sent them our way. May God richly bless you and use your grass-roots ministry for His glory and for the expansion of His Kingdom." "One night as I was getting ready for bed, I picked up the blanket so that I could turn down the sheets. I was overcome with this feeling that is so hard to explain. As I held the blanket to my chest, I imagined that Jesus let my baby daughter feel me holding her. Tears streamed done my face. A few moments later, my husband walked into the room, I was embarrassed. I wondered what he would think about me holding this blanket as if it were really our baby. I couldn't bring myself to let go, so I just turned away and hoped that he would leave. But what he chose to do instead touched my heart in a very special way. He walked up behind me and took me in his arms and whispered in my ear 'Can we lay on the bed and hold her together?' " "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I received the package and, it is sooooo awesome. The blanket is beautiful, and the certificates are awesome! When we move out and have our own place with a real nursery I am going to frame them and have a bassinet in the room under them with the blanket in it. It was soooooooo wonderful of you to send all that." "Thanks, again ... for listening to God when He said through you, "Give her a soft blanket that she can hold, grieve and heal ..." "I want to thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity through this difficult time. I received your gift the other day and was amazed at how something so simple affected me so much. I know that things like this are very hard to overcome but the thoughtfulness that you have expressed to two people you hardly know shows what wonderful people you both are." "It's funny how you can understand the tragedies of others a little better when you've finally gone through one yourself. Thank you with all my heart for the care you've given me. You've made my baby, who is forever lost from earth, more tangible." Smiles