"I will never forget the day that Lahaina burned - a silly statement, as we all feel that. And, like so many - to be so very far away from home, as well as far away from where this tragedy took place on Maui, caused another kind of pain. We in Saint Anne's Circle at The Church of Our Savior in Mill Valley, California, a group of parishioners and community members who create with yarn blankets and shawls to comfort people who are in need, set immediately to praying, with our hands and knitting needles. What a comfort it was to us and we prayed that maybe our efforts might bring awareness and caring to this situation here on the mainland." ~ Lisa Smith Salkever, Mill Valley, CA |