In memory of two very special friends, Sister Ines and Sister Christina, of the Convent of St. Birgitta in Darien, "The Christie Sisters" decided to create two little dolls in their memory to present to the convent this week. So, we put grammy's old Singer sewing machine to good use and worked together with mom to create two very adorable replicas of our Brigittine friends.
We filled two one-liter soda bottles with rice and screwed on styrofoam balls for the heads. Then we just bought some fabric for the habits and glued on googly eyes and felt cut-outs for the faces and detail on the veils. The five red dots affixed to the tops of each veil symbolize the Five Wounds of Christ. Lastly, my personal favorite was the American Girl Doll eye glasses which attached quite easily to the styrofoam faces in order to replicate the look of both sisters. We confess that we stole this great idea from the seventh graders of St. Rita School in Hamden, who create many of these little dolls for display each year in celebration of All Saints Day.
After we completed the dolls, we brought them down to the convent. Caroline, Julia and I had a nice dinner there with the sisters, who were tickled when they saw the little replicas that the girls had made!
We give thanks for these special friends, who have loved us and prayed for us. They continue to uplift and inspire our family by their simplicity, humility, hospitality and most of all, by their unwavering Adoration to the Eucharist. To me, they "have it all" though they possess so little by the world's standards.
St. Birgitta of Sweden, pray for us.
Sr. M. Ines O.SS.S and Sr. M. Christina O.SS.S, rest in peace.
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