Well, my mother has done it again! She loves to help other people (being a good preacher’s wife!) and even though she is well into her 80’s and legally blind from macular degeneration, these things don’t slow her down too much! The other day at Eden Terrace, her assisted living community, she said that in a 24-hour period, they had 3 or 4 fire drills; this was when the weather was sub-freezing and windy as well. On about the 4th fire drill, the residents knew that it was probably a false alarm and so the staff said they could do into the dining room to wait instead of waiting outside. Mama said that people were tired and cold and grumbling quite a bit so she suggested some favorite songs that her choir had sung in previous programs. To that they added some patriotic favorites, some old hymns, and and college songs. After about 15-20 minutes, people were in a much better mood and not so concerned about the inconvenience that the day had brought them. Maybe YOU can do this for your friends sometime?
If you ‘d like to see a video of my mother conducting her choir at Eden Terrace, click HERE
You gotta love tough little old ladies!! By the way how did the musicians stay in tune at Obama’s swearing in?
I just found earlier today…it was actually pre-recorded!!
Thanks, I checked back at the earlier entry and found that out. Doesn’t matter, still a great day.