Quilting for me is a very good form of therapy and meditation.....I see God everytime I create something....when it doesn't turn out the way I think it would I figure God must have wanted it this way.....it has connected me to many different people; this forum and it is a creative outlet when I didn't think I had a creative bone in my body....it is a connection to my daughter who taught me how to quilt.....(I know - backwards) but that's okay too....it is my lifeblood now....even when I am in a funk I know it is there waiting for me to get over it and back to the things I love....quilting for me is a very physical sign of love...whether for a child in the hospital; a vet overseas or injured...for loved ones as a gift that is a part of me....I quilt for many reasons...but for the most part it is joy!