Day 5-Robin

Yesterday I talked about the dust devil that came through the demolition site. Clara Miller said something about this that I wanted to share with everyone. She said:

"Whether it is small and blows dirt in your face, or immense and blows away all you hold dear, it is completely out of our control and completely in His control!"

All I can say to this is amen!

As many of you probably know, I work as a grief counselor at Hospice of Lubbock. A few weekends ago Hospice of Lubbock had our annual children's grief camp. This camp is for children ages 5 to 17 who have lost a loved one in the past two years. One of the activities at the camp is a giving back activity and this year we decided we wanted to reach out to Tuscaloosa. The campers wrote letters to children here in Tuscaloosa who were impacted by the tornado. In these letters the campers talked about their own grief experience and shared words of encouragement. This morning we took these letters along with stuffed animals and a book called "A Jungle of Grief, A Spirit of Hope" to Hospice of West Alabama. This hospice will hand out these items to children they meet with in their grief recovery center. A woman named Bethany Smith gave us a tour and talked about their ministry. Hospice of West Alabama does amazing things for the community and I am thrilled that Hospice of Lubbock could extend a hand and help the wonderful people of Tuscaloosa!