Mom Makes a Quilt for Gay Co-Workers

Trying to stitch bouncy balls together, these confusing thoughts and feels.

“I’m thinking about making a quilt for a gay couple, is that too bold of me?” my mom asked.

When my mother asked me this question, I wasn’t sure how to answer. I was still experiencing a quasi-reverse culture shock after moving back to a rural town from a larger progressive city.

To give the small town the benefit of the doubt, it is a humble town surrounded by cornfields. There is a church…