It is Thursday.
The week is wrapping up.
I’m sitting with my coffee wishing I could just stay here all day. I could focus all this new found energy to cleaning my closet. There are so many projects I’d like to do around the house.
No skipping work today.
My fault.
I forgot to order ice cream.
We are having coke floats today in celebration of hospital week.
Can’t have a float with out the ice cream.
Yesterday we had a picnic, food supplied by life spring home health. It was outside in the parking lot, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and some great football players visiting, playing games.
Everything seemed so normal.
Monday we had a free pancake breakfast with fat juicy link sausages.
Tuesday girl scout troop 580 donated boxes. No, cases of cookies.
We all had cookies and punch.
Free fountain drinks, coffee, cappuccino all week.
Hospital week is once a year.
We celebrate all our employees.
No one group of people can make the hospital without the other.
Housekeeping, dietary, administration, nursing, physicians, there are so many components.
It takes everyone to care for our patients.
We have a Rewards Committee that plans and facilitates activities at the hospital.
From hospital week to Christmas parties, ordering t shirts, etc.
All volunteers.
I want to give a shout out to all of them.
As a group, they move mountains.
The fearless leader of this group is Julie Austin.
I want to brag on her for a moment.
Julie is a down to earth, huge hearted woman.
She is a volunteer in and out of the hospital, in addition to being a full time employee.
Her role on the rewards committee is not an easy one.
Every year she asks if anyone would like to take over and the room is full of crickets.
She works hard to make sure everyone is a part of the celebrations.
She spends hundreds of hours. Volunteering now, to shop, organize and make sure things run as smooth as possible.
Yes, things go wrong, there are glitches here and there, but she works hard at making things right.
She cares.
It’s not a job to her.
She does it from the heart.
Thank you Julie.
I appreciate you and your kind heart.
You probably have someone like Julie in your life too.
Be sure and say Thank You.
They don’t do it for the fame or recognition.
Most of what they do is behind the scenes, making the outcome look easy.
It isn’t easy or we all could do it.
Or would do it.
Be grateful.
Say thank you.
Appreciate those that share their time for you.
Time is precious.
Don’t make anyone regret giving theirs for you, it is time away from family. Time they will never get back, it is a gift.
A gift from the heart.
Have a wonderful day!
Bless someone with your time today.
Grateful,
Lorene
