Find someone to bless

I've been out of the blogging realm for a bit, seems to be a common theme for me these days. Hopefully this post will make up for my absence. It's difficult at times to keep therapy functional and interesting but Thursday I went with purpose. Consider this part of a "pay if forward" mission.

I've visited a place called "The River" which serves many functions for women. Women can wash laundry for a quarter, shower, craft, garden, socialize and just experience some semblance of normalcy in a safe environment. To me one of the coolest things they have is the garden. It's very humbling to see the excitement expressed over being able to grow vegetables for a modest salad. Needless to say an opportunity was born! This brings me back to Thursday.  I had those who were interested make prayer flags to be placed in the garden at The River.

The amount of creativity that flowed from this project was amazing. One lady who typically only comes to therapy for the minimum amount of time came back after lunch just to finish her flag. It was awesome!!

This is her flag. She made the dandelion flowers and the nest from scraps of yarn. Although you can't see it, the string connecting this flag to the others is embroidery thread braided with loops on each end. Definitely above and beyond on all the details in her flag.

The lady who made this cut out some fabric for the birdhouse and drew the rest of the design on the flag using sharpies.

I loved them so much!!!

I delivered these on Friday and led another expressive/creative art group for the ladies at The River. They also made prayer flags to be placed in their garden. I heard stories about being homeless, being a young mother who was recently evicted and general struggles with the day to day things life brings. It seems most people are so busy with their over scheduled lives that the circumstances of others can't find room in our minds. Next time you are on your way to practice some sport, learn a new instrument or have the privilege to sit down with your family during a meal know how blessed you are and say a prayer for someone less fortunate than you. ~Peace