And I was worried about not being busy! Whew – having this much fun is exhausting! On Saturday, I started the week by attending movie night at my son’s and daughter in law’s house. They invite friends and family over for a themed day/night of fellowship over movies. It was “musicals” this month, one of my favorites. On Sunday, I had a great mother/daughter day, we painted pottery, had lunch and spent hours just talking (no better feeling than that). On Monday, I attended my volunteer training at Ronald McDonald House (I encourage you all to visit their website http://rmhcmilwaukee.org/ to learn more about this amazing organization, better yet visit your closest RMH and get involved (there are 359 domestic sites). Wednesday was my first day of actual physical work at the RMH, and oh man is it physical work! I came home exhausted lol, but returned to do it all over again on Thursday. I chose RMH in memory of my lifelong friend’s son who lost his battle with cancer at age 10 back in 1994. Their family was very grateful for the availability of such a wonderful place that allowed them to be near one another and yet also close to their son’s hospital. I stayed there with their daughter while she was going through pre-bone marrow donor procedures. When I first entered the building, even this many years later, it brought back a flood of emotions. Like the book I am reading, these families are enduring so much and yet they are filled with hope, faith and optimism. Very humbling place to be. Thursday after working at RMH I drove back to Mayville so that on Friday I could prepare for a visit from my sister (by prepare I mean clean and do laundry). It was a sunny day so very motivating. On Saturday, she came to town and we had a wonderful day/night filled with a lot of sisterly bonding, starting with lunch at a small local place (the owner is legally blind) but operates this store, albeit with help, like a well-oiled machine. Very inspiring. Sunday I returned to Kenosha to start week 2! This is a very applicable bible passage to summarize the folks I interacted with this week. Psalm 31:24
“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord”.