It IS official! I am....

It is official.  Yes, I have retired from my nursery work at GCC.
I will be shifting more of my attention to senior home care and serving those involved with Alzheimer's care as well as a multitude of other intended projects.

A Favorite Activity

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the young children and have many, many memories to the hours spent in the church nursery.  I have worked in all the nursery rooms at one time or another.

In 1994 my status changed from volunteer to staff, taking a three month leave of absence in 1996 and then in 2006 through 2010 another absence to care for a dear Lady with Alzheimer's.

I would like to leave these lasting impressions of one of my days working with primarily pre-two and two yr. olds.
AN ODE TO TWO YEAR OLD'S

One child tearfully kissed his mother goodbye.
snuggled a little closer in hope that she would
change her mind.  His heart began to race.
His lips began to quiver. Apprehensiveness
gave way to anger as he clung to her blouse
and her hair, knowing that eventually he must
let go.
The young mother pulled him away, quickly
guided him in.  She faded immediately into
the background with sounds of his cries.  She
hesitated in the hallway, lingered, then hastily
made her exit.  His wails turned to sobbing as 
he resigned himself to being left.
Breathless with anticipation, poised at the 
swinging gate, with this occurring scene, I 
welcome each child.  They are all joining us
for another opportunity to be in  room 162.

As parents disappear, each child struggles in 
their own way. One throws himself on the floor.
 One sucks her thumb while
fingering a blanket for comfort.  Another child
pulls up his shirt to play with his belly button.
Others don't mind being there and soon 
disappear into the room full of raging sounds
of laughter, crying, screeching, noises of 
banging toys.

Some make it a dominate drive to climb on
everything climbable or aimlessly wander from
one toy to another.  Grabbing, tantrums, poking
eyes, pulling hair, scratching, etc. are a part of 
this scenario.

It can be very tiring and even exasperating at
times working with two year olds yet on the 
other hand this is such a fascinating age group
to minister to.

They are very lovable, curious, and can be
delightful.  It requires great energy, patience,
nurturing ability, vigilance, consistency, 
alertness, and basically a devotion to two-
year-old's.
I have had the privilege of spending most of
my nursery hours with two year old's.  ~Becky (1998)

I certainly served with the strength
that the Lord provided.