Grandy's Quilt. A Gift for All Seasons

Heartbroken by her beloved grandmother's death, Catherine cherished the tattered heirloom quilt her grandmother left. Every year, during the Christmas season, Catherine's husband retrieved the box holding Grandy's quilt from the attic and carefully placed the box where Catherine and their three children could open it and ponder the future of the frayed materpiece. They could sense the room fill with the love Grandy stitched into every block.

One year Catherine gazed at the quilt and decided she had to do something to make sure the only remaining eveidence of Grandy's spirit survived. The master quilters she apprached held little hope for preserving the fragile treasure. But Catherine couldn't-wouldn't-let the idea of saving Grandy's quilt go.

She shared her determination to save Grandy's quilt by asking her children for their ideas about bringing Grandy's quilt back to life. Their young energy and enthusiasm pointed to an answer that amazed everynone, especially Catherine.

Mother, wife, friend, speaker, consultant, Renee' Rongen wears many hats. Follow her now as she adds the new role of gifted writer and author. Share with Renee' this heartwarming story of her grandmother's quilt transformation and journey of discovering an extraordinary friendship in the folds.

Renee' Rongen is a nationally recognized professional speaker who has inspired thousands of people to "live life deeper." She has been featured in numerous national magazines, newspapers, television and radio interviews. Renee's greatest privilege is being wife and mother. She makes her home with them on a peaceful, northern Minnesota lake.

Renee' loves life and is continually challenging herself to share her gifts with others. Her goal is to be able to say at the end of her life "I come to You just as I am. I have nothing left. I used all the gifts You gave me."