Tuesday, December 20, was a night of holiday magic! The house was filled with our residents - pregnant moms, new moms with babies - staff and volunteers who came together to celebrate Christmas.
The evening began with dinner in the kitchen, which extended to the hallways to accomodate everyone. We enjoyed homemade mexican food and wonderful desserts, prepared by a longtime volunteer, and a visit from Santa before heading upstairs for gifts. Moms each had a chair with bags and boxes all around them, leaving little room for anything else. We began with a song from a resident and volunteer. They had spent the last couple of weeks working on it when the volunteer was here helping out. The duet was beautiful and set the tone for the rest of the evening. When the time came for them to open gifts, the room exploded with tissue, ribbon and paper, all shed to expose the individualized gifts, hand-picked and selected for each mom and her baby. Cheer filled the room with each opened item, revealing something new that had been hoped for, wished for or just really needed. Many paused during the exictment to really take it all in. All were grateful and in awe. "Thank you so much, I don't even know what to say. So overwhelmed with feeling so loved and cared for." "I'm a very sentimental personal and find sentiments as I go along through our blessings that were given with love...wow!! Thank you Lord! And thank you all! I stand shocked in amazement..." "It's things and times like this that reinforce that drive inside that tells me to continue to give myself and this baby boy the life we deserve, free from all the garbage and negaitivity!!" We say a special thank you to each person, family, church and community group who came together to collect gifts for our moms, spent time decorating or donating items for the house, and prepared the food and served during the evening. You each blessed our mom and touched their hearts and ours in a special way. Thank you for your generosity and desire to make their time special. You succeeded!
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