Thankful
-- Helen Morrison, Board President
This December newsletter is dedicated to thankfulness. We are in that usually joyful, often frantic period between Thanksgiving and Christmas and Hanakkuh and Solstice, all those celebrations filled with the promise of Hope. This Season is very different for most of us, to different degrees. Hopefully, we had a quiet household Thanksgiving, gentle and peaceful. We are all aware that the time ahead could be quite a challenge. It already is a challenge for so much of the country and the world. But within the unique challenges of this time, there is much to be thankful for. For us at the Shelter, nothing embodies Thankfulness more than one of our beloved kitties going to their forever home. Nothing says it better than the photo of Jasper with his new family in his forever home.
-- Helen Morrison, Board President
This December newsletter is dedicated to thankfulness. We are in that usually joyful, often frantic period between Thanksgiving and Christmas and Hanakkuh and Solstice, all those celebrations filled with the promise of Hope. This Season is very different for most of us, to different degrees. Hopefully, we had a quiet household Thanksgiving, gentle and peaceful. We are all aware that the time ahead could be quite a challenge. It already is a challenge for so much of the country and the world. But within the unique challenges of this time, there is much to be thankful for. For us at the Shelter, nothing embodies Thankfulness more than one of our beloved kitties going to their forever home. Nothing says it better than the photo of Jasper with his new family in his forever home.
Mom Emily writes: “Jasper is settling into his new home very nicely! He enjoyed thanksgiving with his four children!” Jasper “writes” that he is in joy heaven!
And on Thanksgiving Day, the New York Times published a list of what folks had sent in that they were thankful for. Some are funny, some warm the heart, many evoke familiarity. I thought you might enjoy just a few….
The crinkling eye above the mask.
A furtive hug with a friend.
The backyard haircuts are getting better.
More homemade pasta, no more jeans.
Teenage son still likes to snuggle.
Sunny mornings, a window facing east.
I’m just thankful for indoor plumbing.
Ambulance took him. He came home.
Hearing granny laugh on the phone.
Reached age 92, grandson reached 3.
Wasn’t too late to say sorry.
Healthcare workers. Healthcare workers. Healthcare workers.
Pandemic baby after years of trying.
The women who came before me.
Daughter lovingly uninviting me for Thanksgiving.
Zoom Thanksgiving beats an ICU Christmas.
There’s really more kindness than hate.
Fell in love at age 75.
These few simple thoughts show that humans are really quite something, able to find light in the dark.
We hope you enjoy reading through this newsletter. Sit back with a cup of tea, maybe a cat in your lap, and savor Rod Lauman’s letter of thanks, Julia Persch’s articles, It Takes a Village, Twice Rescued, and Making New Friends. All of them express how grateful we are, how precious life is, how thankful we are for you, our supporters, our volunteers, our community, and especially those cats who have graced our Shelter and our lives.
And on Thanksgiving Day, the New York Times published a list of what folks had sent in that they were thankful for. Some are funny, some warm the heart, many evoke familiarity. I thought you might enjoy just a few….
The crinkling eye above the mask.
A furtive hug with a friend.
The backyard haircuts are getting better.
More homemade pasta, no more jeans.
Teenage son still likes to snuggle.
Sunny mornings, a window facing east.
I’m just thankful for indoor plumbing.
Ambulance took him. He came home.
Hearing granny laugh on the phone.
Reached age 92, grandson reached 3.
Wasn’t too late to say sorry.
Healthcare workers. Healthcare workers. Healthcare workers.
Pandemic baby after years of trying.
The women who came before me.
Daughter lovingly uninviting me for Thanksgiving.
Zoom Thanksgiving beats an ICU Christmas.
There’s really more kindness than hate.
Fell in love at age 75.
These few simple thoughts show that humans are really quite something, able to find light in the dark.
We hope you enjoy reading through this newsletter. Sit back with a cup of tea, maybe a cat in your lap, and savor Rod Lauman’s letter of thanks, Julia Persch’s articles, It Takes a Village, Twice Rescued, and Making New Friends. All of them express how grateful we are, how precious life is, how thankful we are for you, our supporters, our volunteers, our community, and especially those cats who have graced our Shelter and our lives.