Tuesday, December 09, 2014

         People came as expected and it was a busy day.  I helped a sweet older lady at the end of the session to complete her part and it was challenging.  She couldn’t read the name, didn’t understand what she was supposed to do, and couldn’t hear but from one ear and that was limited.  But she was all smiles and eager so we “gave it a go.”  It took forever, but I didn’t want to give up on her or me and she was really trying.  Eventually she caught on enough that we made progress and by the end of our experience together, she was doing well enough to succeed!  It was such a “feel good” experience to have stayed the course and not given up.  It would have been easy to have a Latin sister step in and help her, but it felt so much better to work through this challenge with her.  I just kept my arm around her and kept smiling encouragement, and she just kept trying—and we did it!  It kept me smiling for quite a while.

         The busy afternoon at our apartment went by so quickly and bed time has come before my list is done—again. 

         Good night to everyone and lots of love!