Amazing how fast this week has gone by! First on my list to do my first week was a real cleaning of my house, closets and yard….Well none of that happening. I think God had other plans for me. One of the things I wanted to do while I was off was to visit my best friend from High School that I have not seen in maybe 3 years. The last time we spoke was about 6 months ago when she called to tell me who died from our small community of Simpson. I was surprised when she called the week before my Sabbatical started. Of course my first thought was….who died? But no she had ran into another one of our girlfriends from High School that wanted us 4 ladies to get together for a mini reunion! And that is just what we did last Friday Night! It has been a long time since I laughed so much. I think we were getting a little loud in the restaurant when the table next to us leaned over and said ‘If I had to guess, you are the class of? These ladies were my best friends all thru High School. Three of us had met 3 years ago for supper, but the other one I have not seen in 40 years. It made me really stop and think about how important our friends and relationships are. I feel so blessed to have been able to have this time with these ladies and we have committed to getting together again soon.
On a sad note, the one that called me is suffering from some medical problems that the doctor from the small town can not diagnose. She is not able to drive any longer and is always in some type of pain. Her and her husband are raising their 2 grandchildren and hard for them to go out of town to seek another opinion. So I am working on getting her in to see a doctor here in Baton Rouge. I just pray that I can be of help to her, and I ask for your prayers as well for my Friend Eloise.
I was also able to spend some quality time with my youngest granddaughter who I am so very proud of. She will be starting South Eastern University next year to study to be a Physician’s Assistant.
It has been a great first week spending time with friends, family and just enjoying my down time.
Thank you Kris and our Board of Directors for this time. I feel so blessed to be able to work for such a great company with so many wonderful people. It is hard for people to believe when you tell them about our Sabbatical time.
I wish everyone many blessings during this Thanksgiving week.