It'll all be okay in the end

The pandemic is not without it's gifts. Yes of course it's scary, and of course the unemployment levels are so scary right now, but I have found myself in moments of gratitude lately.
I am grateful for online tutorials on sewing! I think I tried sewing around age 12 and gave up. My next attempt was small, I sewed a bouquet wrap for my wedding and then didn't sew again (until now at age 47). Having seen a need for masks I dove in;  I bought a sewing machine and supplies and set the machine up...and stared at it thinking "What if I just made a very expensive mistake?" However my fears were unfounded. While my seams aren't pristine my sewing skills are passable and masks emerge from my table each week. 60 masks and counting....
I am grateful that in the midst of something so uncertain and scary that I can help in a tiny way. The best part is that it has shown me the generosity of so many! I'm not really selling masks, but ask that if someone has the financial means that a donation toward fabric and thread is great. The donation makes it so I can give as many masks away as possible. So many are hit with unemployment, and I wanted to help as many as I could. The generosity of others astounds me, and so many of my "Online" friends and family should know that it is because of THEM that others across the country have masks that make them feel a tiny bit safer. In times of uncertainty that is priceless.
I have heard from people I haven't talked to in a year or more, and I have heard from people I talk to everyday and each of them is reaching out for a tiny bit of safety. I am beyond grateful that my hands didn't fail me, that family supported me, and that so many have helped others they will never know in this time of need. I am grateful I can sew them each a mask (or several) and keep those I love and even those I will never meet  a tiny bit safer
They say eventually without a vaccine most of us will get this virus, some of us will be fine and some of us won't make it. If I spent my last year of life sewing to help others, I am okay with that. I wish I could have traveled to Italy before I expired...but I'm okay.
Now, let's hope for that vaccine!

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