Reflection #8 "The Starfish" Back a few weeks ago the reading was about how difficult it can be to see the positive results of our volunteering. Thomas Merton reminded us that the personal [...]

Reflection #7 "Being Wanted" Some statistics say that as many as  60% of nursing home residents have no regular visitor. Together we are doing something about it, in our own small way. Mother [...]

Reflection #6 "The Importance of Trees" Perhaps the reason why there are so few visitors at the nursing home is because people fail to see the value in it. Anyone could explain the [...]

Reflection #5 "The Hope of Results" One of the most difficult things about visiting the nursing home is that we can't always see the positive results of our actions. Maybe we will be [...]

Reflection #4 "The Empty Chair" We keep our houses and apartments neat. We want to be ready in case we have a visitor. We have guest rooms, hide-a-bed couches, and comfortable chairs for [...]

Reflection #3 "Letter to My Children" The letter below was written by an 80 year old lady to her children. We chose it as the reading for this week because it gives us [...]