Alice Brown has dedicated her Sunday mornings to the Laurel United Methodist Church and its children for the past 45 years. Recently she decided it was time to take a few things off her plate as she approaches her 89th birthday. Sunday, October 2, 2011 we will say farewell and thank you to Mrs. Brown for her love and caring of nearly five decades.
Recently, I had opportunity to just sit and be in the nursery for a spell. As I sat there, reflecting on the things that have changed since I played in this very nursery as a child; like the carpet and the toys (with the exception of a few die hards that have stood the test of time), there are two things that have remained. It was the chair that I sat rocking away the morning in and Mrs. Brown who I can remember rocking me in that very chair.
This chair with its green pattern sits in the corner and continues to be a place where Mrs. Brown sits and rocks the littlest loves of our church and will do so for the last time on October 2, 2011. This chair might have a few more squeaks and creeks than when it first found its home in that special room, but still it stands and rocks and comforts a new cycle of little ones growing through our church.
It's not just about the chair, obviously. It's Mrs. Brown, such a special and giving woman who made each child who spent time in her care feel loved. It's extraordinary to think of the hours she's devoted to the families of our church.
For me, it’s a sense of being known, remembered, and dare I say treasured by this phenomenal human being. Incredibly she remembered the child I once was and it filled my heart with gladness when she remarked about the bits of me that she recognized in my daughter. I will never forget as my daughter began to blossom in her time spent in the nursery, when Mrs. Brown would tell me, “It’s so wonderful to watch her grow and really come out of her shell.”
Words cannot describe the feeling of knowing that your child is safe and loved in another’s care. There are countless families and children who have been blessed by Mrs. Brown’s service to this church.
Thank you Mrs. Brown, happy retirement!
Recently, I had opportunity to just sit and be in the nursery for a spell. As I sat there, reflecting on the things that have changed since I played in this very nursery as a child; like the carpet and the toys (with the exception of a few die hards that have stood the test of time), there are two things that have remained. It was the chair that I sat rocking away the morning in and Mrs. Brown who I can remember rocking me in that very chair.
This chair with its green pattern sits in the corner and continues to be a place where Mrs. Brown sits and rocks the littlest loves of our church and will do so for the last time on October 2, 2011. This chair might have a few more squeaks and creeks than when it first found its home in that special room, but still it stands and rocks and comforts a new cycle of little ones growing through our church.
It's not just about the chair, obviously. It's Mrs. Brown, such a special and giving woman who made each child who spent time in her care feel loved. It's extraordinary to think of the hours she's devoted to the families of our church.
For me, it’s a sense of being known, remembered, and dare I say treasured by this phenomenal human being. Incredibly she remembered the child I once was and it filled my heart with gladness when she remarked about the bits of me that she recognized in my daughter. I will never forget as my daughter began to blossom in her time spent in the nursery, when Mrs. Brown would tell me, “It’s so wonderful to watch her grow and really come out of her shell.”
Words cannot describe the feeling of knowing that your child is safe and loved in another’s care. There are countless families and children who have been blessed by Mrs. Brown’s service to this church.
Thank you Mrs. Brown, happy retirement!
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