I went into the hospital this evening to admit a "feed & grow" back-transfer from one of the state's finer neonatal-care facilities.
After finishing up with the paperwork, I ambled out to the nursing station on the post-partum unit. And I was immediately greeted by my favorite "freaky" Mennonite . . . who promptly plopped my Grinchy butt down into a chair (and I have been rather Grinchy today - a subject for tomorrow morning's post).
Suddenly, a heavenly host of not-freaky-at-all Mennonites . . . young and old, tall and small . . . appeared in the hall and began singing.
They started in low. Then it started to grow. The sound wasn't sad, why this sound sounded merry (despite the babies crying in the background)!
Their voice blended together in beautiful, well-practiced harmony.
All the Whos in this Whoville, the tall and the small, brought a smile to my face and it was hard not to ball.
Joy to the World. Silent night. Oh Beautiful Star of Bethlehem.
With this Grinchy heart softened and their mission accomplished, the Mennonites sang us a sincere wish for a Merry Christmas, and followed their leader (actually, the hospital security guard) to the next ward.
Christmas spirit wafted down the hall behind the laughing/giggling group, and lingered around the Christmas tree with the pink and blue balls.
Leaving four nurses and a doctor thinking how nice it might be to be Mennonites . . . albeit really, really freaky ones.
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Merry Christmas Dr. J.
--Brandon Burgess
Right back at ya, Brandon.
Mary, this comment has nothing to do with your post but I thought you might find this interesting. In today's edition of Burlington Times News a woman is charged with cyberstalking for sending numerous emails to a lot of people accusing her mother in law of illegal actions.
Betty Almond
No problem. I'm sure the Mennonites don't mind. I've shut comments off on the posts related to the cyberstalking case against "Fec".
I'll have to check the story out.
If her allegations are true (I sincerely doubt her her mother-in-law would be stupid enough to lodge a cyberstalking charge if they were) perhaps the lady should stop sending e-mails and start blogging . . . not that it's really done me any good.
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