Dressing Her

News of a little girl joining our family in the early Fall brought a lot of joy to the community around us.  It was joyful news for us too.  This covid season adds its own element and people reached out in such resourceful ways to show their love for this little one in the womb.  Bedouin friends pressed a maternity dish dash (dress) into my arms after a visit to their tent.  Other friends each crocheted 2 squares during the strictest lockdown season, joining them together to make the most colorful blanket.  They crocheted flowers and knit her some precious little sweaters.  Friends sewed and visited the secondhand market for my growing belly and for her early days.  The boys and I turned some old fabric and a bed sheet into dresses and skirts.  Our hearts are full and this little one is already dressed in a lot of stories and love and beauty…