As most of you are starting to get lots of snow the skies are sunny here! Wish I could send you some. Please be safe!!
I was thinking that I hadn’t heard the helicopter sounds this morning like I usually do, but then when I stopped to think about it they were there! I've just gotten used to it... so sad...
We had heard 100 were coming so we kind of geared up but still nothing and then they came in small groups, about 35 each, so that was very workable...
We just got the first settled in, when the next group of about 40 appeared. We had time for hopscotch and body drawings, and even the parents joined in. Sr Phyllis was so cute hopscotching, I should’ve grabbed a picture. One amazing woman!
While I was checking rooms before the folks came, I came across a little lady who is living at the motel. There is a group of people that live here in a different section than we are in. She told me that the man was dying; they called the ambulance so he could die at the hospital. She asked me if he didn’t believe in God if that meant he would be earthbound. I shared with her our loving God and we said a prayer for them-- that he will be leaving to meet a loving God, and one for her as she was his friend. With tears in her eyes she thanked me. All because I took a little detour from my usual path... interesting.
We have a five-year-old Down syndrome little girl from Guatemala. She asked me for crayons, and I went in and found her some crayons. She wanted to draw. Later in the evening after she’s left and gone to her room with her mom and brother, I receive pictures (to be given to the lady that cut up the oranges). That was me!
Sister Phyllis received a bracelet of string from a gentle man... it’s so amazing how these small little gestures from people who have literally nothing yet they still are giving. Gifts from the heart that touch the soul...
Please enjoy the snow for me ! I am sending sunshine and blue skies!
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