MY FRIEND LINDA
Linda looking great - as always!
The Recreation Auditorium turned to banquet hall!
My friend Linda is a one-of-a-kind treasure! She has a heart as big as Canada - although she hails from Germany originally. She's been back several times - especially to visit her eldest who lives there with his family.
For the past 24 years we have worked together in the same organization. She has an amazing love for seniors and constantly brings joy into their lives. You need something? She'll drop what she is doing in order to help you. She oozes energy from every pore. She takes her knitting EVERYWHERE - except to church services - I think! She sews and sells what she sews at craft tables all over the city and even some places in our province. She crafts ceramics, porcelain dolls, makes jams and jellies, bakes, drives the bus for senior's shopping trips and outings and looks after a dear old neighbor who lives in another nursing home.
She leads a monthly German Gemuetliche Stunde (Fellowship Hour), always putting together a great program. The room is always packed which shows how much the residents love it! Very often her sister Erna and cousin Melitta join her in the singing ministry to our residents. Other residents participate - Gordon with his violin, or someone reading a poem, volunteer Charlotte on the piano! So much fun!
She raises and shows chihuahuas - the dogs help her with her asthma! They've been therapy puppies and doggies, some since they were born. You can imagine the oooooohs and ahhhhhhs when she brings in newborns!
She has an awesome green thumb and has done the spring planting every year and helps with the fall clean up. She loves the Lord and her family and especially her grands.
She has an awesome green thumb and has done the spring planting every year and helps with the fall clean up. She loves the Lord and her family and especially her grands.
Photo op with her Manager
after receiving her award
after receiving her award
our President on the right
(who himself had received his 10th year Award)
and the Board Rep. on the left
What a lovely bouquet
among other gifts from her department
and the organization.
She was honored recently at our organization's Long-term service awards and dinner for completing her 25 years!!
This is my tribute to a dear friend - who also meant so much to my mom as well. God bless you Linda and give you fountains of energy to show His love to others for many more years to come.
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Yesterday a non-speaking ladie came to the hospital...and I said, "Sprechen Sie Deutsch?" You can imagine who's day I made.
God Bless HER for all that she does to help others.
Hugs,
Betsy
Jane
Also, thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comment.
Karin, I am sure that in your 25 years working in a LTC facility you have a lot of inspiring stories to tell us. You can start writing them... and sharing with us... I'd love to that!! :-))
Doris
- Lucas
And thanks for always leaving me such nice comments. YOU are a blessing to me girl.
Linda @ Truthful Tidbits