Commonly heard phrases are: “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade,” and “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” If you lived during the Great Depression, you would have heard, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”

We all have to respond somehow to the circumstances of life and make the best of what we do have, treasuring the people and material things in our lives that make us the most happy, and tolerating other necessary but annoying situations.

This is a view of just a portion of an old patchwork quilt in the Lewis Family Collection.

I just received a letter from a dear friend, Louise Traunstein. She has shared with me the words of Olive Woodward MacDonald, Louise’s late husband’s childhood sweetheart. She had become friends with Olive and her penpal correspondent, after returning a photo of Olive to her, that was taken at a much earlier time. Olive died on Dec. 10, 2005, but meanwhile, had sent to Louise the following lines, that she had written in 1978. Olive had many losses and heartaches during her lifetime. Her words are worth remembering.

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Thanks to Louise for sharing these thoughts. We are reminded again not to become too burdened by the world and its issues. Who cannot help but think happy thoughts, if we consider the elements of Life as just part of a patchwork quilt?

Patricia Cummings

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