unexpected blessings

I’m peeking in here to say Merry Christmas, albeit a belated Merry Christmas. __________that was a large sigh of relief.

Blessing #1

I was really trying to catch the spirit of Christmas and allowing it to flow through me–it was a hard task at hand for me but I knew–I just knew my state of mood would end up very blue. I reached out to my wonderful, the best patients friends I could ever have to surround me in a blanket of their Christmas spirit. With their love so free they gifted me over and over again with their smiles and hugs. I have such memories of my cookie making christmas card making activity. We still don’t have an activity diriector so I took measures into my hands and planned an activity after work–off the clock. We made Christmas cards and baked batches and batches of cookies: choclolate chip, gingerbread, smores. I recruited other caregivers to help me. One took pictures of each patient along side the Christmas tree–She even had JT a hospice patient sitting next to the tree–what you don’t see in the picture is another caregiver hiding behind the chair holding him up.–such love. We attached these digial pics to the cards a sprinkled glitter, christmas stamps pressed against the cards, colorful marking pens. Fun was had by all! These cards were made with love for their loved ones. It’s quiet tonight as I type this but yet I can still hear the singing of one of my most depressed patient singing “winter wonderland” her sweet voice echos deep into my heart. How beautiufl to bare wittness to her awaking. I had so much fun making cards, singing carols with them although I burnt 2 batches of cookies- but nobody seemed to mind. –we were in the mist of the christmas spirit swirling around us.

BLESSING #2 STENIER

This blessing was so unexpected, but a blessing indeed. Unbenounced to me. I was to be a dog sitter to wonderful dog–well wonderful in my eyes. BB wasn’t to thrilled about the daunting task of going to our neighbor’s house two blocks over twice a day to water, feed and pottie the dog. BB’s friend was going out of town for the holidays so he agreed to dog sit her dog. Of course the doggie ended up over at our home–I mean really who could just leave a dog home all alone in a cold garage –dogs need people contact dogs need hands on love.

I fell head over heels in love with Stenier. He reminded me of my childhood dog “Sandy” who was also a weimaraner.-my bestfriend. These dogs are so devouted, so full of love it’s almost sickening. This dog was such a blessing to me -it’s just amazing what animals do to broken spirit. Here is a picture of Steiner after the Christmas present unwarping.

IT REALLY IS THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR SPIRIT BLOOM.