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Another Greenfield story. There's a group of people in town who make prayer shawls. I had never heard of these before, but I'm so glad I know now. I had always thought that homemade blankets and scarves and the like always had extra love woven in. So these prayer shawls are made by The Prayer Shawl Ministry at the First United Methodist Church. They meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month April through October.They are both knit and crocheted. ( knitted?) The completed shawls "are free to anyone who needs comfort and a prayer and to know that someone cares." They are given to newly married couples or to someone who has just lost a loved one. They are given in joy and in sadness. This particular group has given away 70 in the last 3 years. What a way to spend an evening. Creating comfort and providing a kind thought in the form of prayer, woven right into the shawl. I think I'll go find my crochet hook.
Here's a reason why I love my little Greenfield town. This is from a story in the local paper. The Greenfield Loyal Order of Moose are doing a wonderful thing. They have purchased 144 stuffed moose animals to distribute to the police, fire and ambulance departments for children in crisis. These little moose are so cute, named Tommy, he's got soft, furry antlers and sweet, gentle eyes. They're used at accident scenes, fire scenes and incidents of domestic disputes. They are being given to 13 of our local communities. In operation since 2003, more than 10,000 have been given nationwide. Talk about an armload of some loving comfort. Too bad there is a need for this, but what a lovely gesture.
Remember when I said Betty's daughter Sunny found her on this website? (Well, really Sunny's mom did.) We went to meet Miss Sunny and, boy is she delicious. What a good girl. Just like her mom. And holy crap do they look alike! Taco, Betty and Sunny are all rescued dogs and they are loving life.
!8 to the millionth power is how big my heart feels with love for these babies.
Thanks to Crossing Paths in Alabama and Friends Fur Life in Tennessee for saving these lovies. They done good.
SUNNY!!!!
It's not that I lack wonderful people to gab about, it's more that downloading pictures and getting them to sit pretty on this site can sometimes make me kooky. Finesse on the computer evades me. I promise I'll try to be more frequent on the updates. Thanks to everyone who tunes in though.
I just read a cute little book by Jodi McCoy called Hounding the Pavement. It's a "dog walker" mystery. A professional dog walker in Manhattan is reunited with her dog who passed 10 years earlier. The reincarnation enables him to communicate with her and she with him. Who wouldn't want that?
The best part? The author is donating all royalties to Best Friends Animal Society. Remember them from a past post? Doesn't that just make you sigh with contentment, knowing that people are putting it out there, being creative with their philanthropy? I love that. Can someone put me on that bus?
