Bodies

Mother's day was perfect for me. I worked twice this week; and just over the last couple weeks, and days in particular, the house's condition has deteriorated. On Saturday Micah refurbished it! He had a whole lot of homework and rugby work to do, so I'm not sure how he accomplished this feat. Nevertheless, I enjoyed a relaxing Mother's Day. Even Eden seemed to be extra obedient and smiley.
I hadn't been to work for a couple of weeks and was surprised to notice a few rooms empty. About once a month, I'd say, someone passes on. But this startled me since I wasn't there and active in their care. Life and Death go on without me. On the rehabilitation side, a specific patient was admitted yet once again. Sad for her, yes; but, I was glad to see her. She is so amazing to me. I hope that if/when I become sick I can follow her example. Let me preface this just by saying that her own physical/emotional health aren't ideal and has her own family troubles. There are 3 things I admire about her. 1) Everyday, she gets out of her room 2)Everyday she talks to some other patient 3)Frequently she finds some other way to serve another patient/nurse besides already conversing with them. I.e. once she anonymously made a blanket for another patient (which I think I've mentioned in a past post), made small talk with a patient with dementia, and another time she picked up some bubble gum for another patient which became the highlight of this other's week. I hope that when I'm that down, I still think of others. I specifically admire this after watching Elder Bednar's CES fireside linked here. He partly talked about how we should be using our God-given bodies to be with people rather than being acted upon by media of the world. Most of the residents watch TV all day. I also want to say that I do not judge them, because I've not been in their shoes, and I have my own sick days when I watch plenty of television. It just got me thinking. I am just so grateful for my body, and others who use theirs to serve me.
On a random side note....We made this snowman about 3 weeks ago and wanted to document it. A 6 foot snowman in April! The weather is terrific now I might add. And pictured with us are our neighbors Troy and Becky Tingy, we wish they could be our neighbors forever!