This week I visited one of my friends at a major senior center in the north suburbs. She is a member of Faith, and we have a great time visiting with her. Because she is usually in a lounge area when I arrive, a large number of other residents see me and do some petting. We brought some flowers this time, which everyone appreciated.
The rest of the week was devoted to veterans. With Veterans Day this week, I had several special visits. The first one was a sad one because it was related to the death of a relatively young marine. The veteran was a mother with children. We dressed in military apparel for this memorial. One of her daughters asked to sit with Asher during the memorial service.
Then, we were happy to be part of two veteran thank you gatherings. The first was a breakfast gathering at the College of Lake County. One of our U.S. Congressmen was participating. We also heard a speech from a senior Naval officer. The event focused on thanking Lake County veterans for their service.
We then went to a school in South Barrington for a veterans assembly. We received a standing ovation from the kids when we arrived. There were several other comfort dogs in attendance. It was a great celebration of veterans’ service to our country.
The final event for the week was at one of the residential communities for veteran families at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. This time it was a suppertime event. It had a potluck-style organization. Families were getting together to have fun. This included families whose spouse was on overseas deployment We had a chance to meet more veteran families. It was a fun time.
Each of these veterans events was a blessing for the comfort dog mission. We enjoyed meeting with many people, but this also provided a chance to spread the word about comfort dogs and the Gospel of Jesus to a larger group of people.
Be in touch. Peace!