"Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands"....Joseph Addison
Here at Reconnecting Families, we fortunate enough to have an amazingly supportive community. Cobb County is a great place to live and work and offers many great volunteers who come to RF with the willingness and desire to help. Kathy Sisk and Jane Detzel are no exceptions. These are 2 ladies who have joined the RF Friends of the Board and volunteer to babysit every Thursday night at Celebrating Families. It is amazing to see these women grow and nurture relationships with the families of the FDTC.
Recently, a small boy made a gift (pictured above) for Kathy and Jane. His tiny hands were so proud to share this ornament as a token of his thanks and affection. Jane and Kathy have graciously offered to share their experiences in their own words:
From Kathy...
These two young boys connected with Jane and I
the moment we met, 8 wks ago. As we introduced ourselves, I knew right off the
bat that I would not be able to remember their names (jane will have to tell
you their names). I asked if I could call them "J" (for the
older boy) and "JJ" for the younger. They agreed I could do
that (later I found out that I am the ONLY one who can call them J and
JJ). These boys were so polite and well mannered. Each
Thursday at the dinner they were the first ones to greet us with hugh
smiles and hugs. We let their mother know much we thought of her
sons, we felt that was very important (actually, I tell ANY mother if I
encounter a well-behaved and well-mannered child). On the next to the
last week Jane and I gave the boys each a Dr. Suess book. I gave J
"Oh, The Places You'll Go" and Jane gave JJ "Oh, The Thinks You
Can Think". The mother said we knew the boys well, because each book
fit their personalities. That made me feel wonderful. So, on the
last dinner, JJ gave me the snowflake/artwork. He asked that I share
it with Miss Jane, we could take turns keeping it. I tell you, I was
about to cry. I truly pray that these young men and their mother will
continue on the road to recovery. I am sure they will remember the good
people who tried to help them in this difficult period of their
lives. Thanks for letting me share this story and for letting
me make a difference in a young person's life. Looking forward to
continuing with Reconnecting Families.
From Jane...
One of the dearest
little boys @ Reconnecting Families made a snowflake out of tongue
depressors, various shapes of macaroni,
lots of glue & plenty of pride & love,
for Kathy & me. We have a
mutual admiration concerning this mannerly & delightful youngster & his older
brother. When he handed Kathy & I this beautiful creation he was beaming with
huge dimples showing & happy, big, bright eyes full of love. Throughout the program Kathy & I have
given these brothers books, St. Patrick's Day socks, made sure they got extra
cookies & lots of hugs. When
Jahmorie gave us this gift he made - to share - we knew it would be
treasured. Kathy & I will take turns
sharing the snowflake by displaying it in a place of honor in our homes. It will forever remind us of great memories
we have of this darling little boy.
THANKS JANE AND KATHY FOR ALL YOU DO!
