One huge change since my last update is my staff. My site director, Rosie, had to leave last Friday. As a result, Steph is the new D.C. site director. This is a very weird coincidence considering Steph is a good friend of mine from Eau Claire. When she applied for YW I never in a million years thought she would ever be placed at the same site as me. Although my worlds of "normal life" and YouthWorks have collided (Seinfeld reference... be proud)I am excited about what is ahead. I am nothing but optimistic for the rest of what this summer has in store for us as a new staff team.
The new D.C. staff:
Another thing that is new (as of today) is my choice to join the no-poo revolution. After months of blog reading and contemplation I have finally decided to go shampoo-less. This morning was my last official shampoo shower. I figured that a YW summer would be the best time to do this considering the fact that there is a good two weeks that my hair will be greasy until it returns to its natural pH and not dependent on the oil-stripping chemicals that are in shampoo. This may sound gross and I probably will look gross (thank goodness I am 950+ miles away from anyone that reads this) but hey... what's the worst that can happen... I go back to being a normal shampoo-using person in 3 weeks. For more info on going poo-less check out this blog: http://crunchybetty.com/no-poo-to-you-too
Fun story of the week:
This past Wednesday I had a pleasure of going to Clusters Downtown Geriatric for the morning. Clusters is one of my favorite ministry sites. It is a daycare for elderly who have Alzheimer's and dementia. My favorite part of going to Clusters is the first 2 hours when we get to simply go and talk to some of the Clusters participants during their tea and coffee time. This week was a little different than normal. We just did the usual tea/coffee time for a hour then the YouthWorks youth chose to sing for the Clusters participants. From talking to the workers at Clusters and some friends who have grandparents with Alzheimer's it has been made known to me that music is one of the last things to go for people with this disease. It was fantastic to see the whole mood of the room brighten up with the songs. Every one was clapping and singing. People who were not having the best of days had an instant and positive shift in behavior. Mr. Lemon even got up out of his chair and started to dance. It was so fun! I was laughing so hard and smiling so big. Best.Day.Ever!
As previously stated, this past week has been crazy, but my time at Clusters and the pure joy in the participants faces reminded me that the joy of the Lord is my strength (Nehemiah 8:10b). No memory loss, staff-team changes, or greasy hair can get me down. I have Jesus. Fact!
Peace and Love from D.C.
Hey Bridget...bummed we kept missing calls this weekend. Love the picture of the 4 of you. Must have been taken pre no-poo days. Don't know how you will be able to stand it, but am sure you will let us know - you go girl (cuz I wouldn't!). Jack is at Upper Room. Catherine just got home from Cheese Head territory. Dad still in TX. Muggy here, but springlike compared to DC. Hugs & Kisses. Love you w/ all my heart...M
ReplyDeleteBridget...look at 6/11 posting. Just added one from Tim (Kraft).
ReplyDeletethis is AWESOME!!! (like the shirt btw, glad youre getting use of my old clothing!) ;) i cant believe steph is there! crazy! and you will HAVE to keep me updated on the poo-less summer bc ive read a bunch of blogs about it too and have always wanted to try it! and i JUST got your letter today! (whenever i look in my mailbox i never fully bend down so i bet it was just sitting there!) oops! but anywho i loved hearing from you, especially in letter form so thank you, and who knows?! maybe ill return the favor soon! love ya!
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