Dear Friends,
Another beautiful “summer evening” in the spring spent at SC. I pulled up to the back parking lot to see the first wonderful surprise of the night….Sandy setting up a small weber that she brought to BBQ burgers! For the main dish, Sandy brought hamburgers to BBQ with all the “fixins”, and so we spent some time enjoying the great outdoors and the wonderful scent of a real BBQ. What a treat!
The volunteers tonight were Christina, Melissa aka Lissa, Esther P (thanks birdie-girl for coming extra!), Muna, Sandy, and myself (Carol). Dinner consisted of an awesome raspberry cobbler made by Christina, crisp green salad from Lissa, a big and juicy seedless watermelon (yeah! Summer is a comin’), roasted potatoes with rosemary, and of course huge hamburgers with all the trimmings! We eat so well…
As Muna, Lissa, and Esther headed out to the street, D had long been chatting it up with us already. She was at another “green” event and came with new brochures, etc for us to enjoy. She didn’t sleep that day, so commented she would love to take a nap before work. Isn’t it great that “our place” has those huge, wonderful, comfy couches? It is so great to see her so at home with us. We decided to just let her rest and Sandy, Christina and I headed out to yap it up around the BBQ (like men do, but with a female twist…no wonder they like to congregate around the BBQ, it’s rather enjoyable)…but not before Christina got a blanket from her car and laid it over the resting D. When I came back in tip-toeing to get something, there she was sleeping soundly with a yellow blanket wrapped all around her….it was so sweet. While we enjoyed the beautiful sunshine outside around the “barby” Sandy shared that she had touched base with S and that S promised to come tonight. We were hopeful to see her again. We finally went back in to wake D up and have dinner together…and just as we were finishing…who comes walking down the ramp with all her usual style and charisma….S! It was so wonderful to see her again…and she looked like she was in a better place than last time she was here. This time she brought Beyonce (the singer for all of you “not in the know”…which was technically me before last Friday) and we chatted it up like old times with the music going.
The street team was Esther P, Melissa, and Muna. It was a beautiful evening as we headed to 82nd/Powell area. We also stopped at the Max on 82nd and came across some women who were very appreciative of our lotion/flyer. The police in the area confirmed that the area we were headed to was a hot spot. We stopped at a few establishments and were also warmly welcomed. We stopped at one lingerie shop and the lady thought we were advertising for a "Romance" party so she gave us a front row spot for our flyers! I think God has a wonderful sense of humor!
When the street team came back, there were more shouts of joy at seeing S again. It felt like one of those rare family reunions you actually want to attend and be a part of!
So many things to be thankful for…so many blessings that have occurred at SC this past year…..and so many, many wonderful people! Thank you everyone for continuing to pray, lift good thoughts for us, and being a part of this crazy and wonderful family!
Muna and Carol
PS. Welcome back Katie who has been away in S. America for the past couple of months! And welcome back Misty who has was swallowed by school the past couple of months! It will be so great to see you two sisters again!!!
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