Last March, the son of some good friends of mine turned 18.  We are part of a collection of families that have been sharing weekly meals for over two decades, and Curtis is the eldest child of the whole lot. Since my own son is one of the youngest, it momentarily threw me that Curtis would be leaving home to start a new chapter of his life.  I wanted to mark the event in some way that involved all of the adults in our community that have watched him grow up.

So I asked everyone for a garment of clothing in order to make a collective quilt for him.

It was a lovely way to bring together all of our well wishes for a truly inspiring young man.

I gave it to Curtis last Friday at a meal we all shared in honor of his graduation from high school.