The Water's Edge is a place where older people go for assistance. It is also a place where people, young and old, go to get better.
Monday:
We met a man that was joking with us and he was talking about ways to get the ladies to like you. Another person said, "you can't give advice.... you're 70 and you're still single!" haha! We could tell it was going to be a great week. And when we had lunch by Lake Michigan, we were looking in the water and we all noticed a rock that looked like a cross. God moment!
Tuesday:
We sang karaoke with and to the people. We all had a blast. Some of the songs we sang were YMCA and Eye of the Tiger. (pretty fitting for the Marshall Tigers).
Ryne had a God moment talking to a WWII vet. They talked about the Red Baron planes. While they were talking he started to tear up.
A resident was ecstatic that Noah knew how to play chess. They played a game and we think it made the resident's whole month! :)
Wednesday:
We were singing patriotic songs and we handed out flags to the residents. When we were finished and picking them up, a veteran didn't want to give it back. He sat there holding the flag to his heart. Here was a God moment where we were reminded to appreciate all that we have because of people like him. We take so much for granted.
We also challenged the residents to a game of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader." We both answered the same number of questions correctly. Could that have been Divine Intervention? ha ha!
Thursday:
We were bowling and a 94 year old women went up and the first roll she got a strike. Her face lit up and she was cheering.
All of these are just little examples of so much more that we experienced. It's hard to put them all into words. Saying good-bye to the people on Thursday was way harder than we thought it was going to be. We were so blessed by the people and this facility. Our lives have been changed.... our faith grew.
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