A "Beary" Month of Love

I made this for our sweet Grace in honor of Month of Love (you may need to read old posts to catch up on that Covak phrase). She loves it when I make something for her, probably for all the obvious suspects (it's hers and hers alone; there's not another one like it on the planet; it's cute) but also the unlikely ones, too (she knows that I pray for the recipient of every project the entire time I work on it and enjoys watching the various stages of production). In this case, her little bear sure was a whole lotta' stitches of love for the Month of Love. She picked out the colors of her sweater and assures me she's still working on just the right name (always a process with that little one).

It only took a day to make, but she'll hang onto it for years, I guarantee. She's sentimental. She feels loved when you spend quality time either with her or for her while telling her all the ways you love her. I happen to make this a couple of Sundays ago as we commiserated together under the fumes of a lacquered floor (I'll post about that later) and the stomach nasties of two of our guys (Elijah and Craig). While we tended to our sickies and watched episodes of Sherlock Holmes on PBS, we laughed and giggled...and she crocheted an entire riding set for her llama from Nana (oh, I should post on that, too!)
 
Need I say, I love all four children God's sent us. But this one....well, this one is a gem in her own right, particularly because she challenges me to love with the compassion she so richly gives to others while making it so truly easy to be her mommy. Yes, February has been the Month of Love, filled with tokens such as this. It may be a small gesture - the bear and the act of love it represents - but, to our sweet Doodlebug, it's a hug when she needs it, a tear-catcher when she wants it, and an ever-present reminder of how much we love her...in any month.