Monday, May 11, 2015

Monday, May 11, 2015

Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2005. We took Mattie that weekend to a butterfly house in the Smithsonian. We always found it intriguing how butterflies were attracted to Mattie! They loved to fly around him and land right on him. Mattie understood that he had to be gentle with the butterflies and not touch or pull on their wings. It was a beautiful life lesson to watch unfold. 


Quote of the day: Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I had a long day today with walk planning meetings, running around town picking up posters, and other last minute chores. We still are getting things printed up, we await our t-shirts, and there are still other outstanding items on the list. But I truly love when people tell me that the Walk runs itself now. That makes me laugh! I should be so lucky. There is nothing about this Walk that runs itself, NOTHING! Especially when I revamp the Walk like I did this year, then my work load seems to increase ten fold. 

I leave you tonight with a video, or podcast as Mattie's school calls it, that the lower school showed today to the children. The podcast was recorded last week in front of Mattie's memorial tree. I was there for the recording and brought the Mattie Miracle banner to add to the scene. The recording was done by the 5th grade girl scout troop. This is the same troop that I had the opportunity to come and speak with in March and share some information about Mattie Miracle, as well as treat them to Mattie cupcakes. This troop is even setting up some tables at our Walk and assisting children in creating bird feeders to take home with them in honor of Mattie. Since Mattie loved nature and the birds. The purpose of the podcast is to let other lower school students know about the Walk, to encourage them to attend, and to promote the fact that May 15th is "get your orange" on at school. The children will be allowed to wear orange to school that day in honor of Mattie and the Foundation. The school typically wears a uniform at the lower school grade level, so this is a very lovely gesture to motivate the children to want to participate and learn more. 

FIFTH GRADE JUNIOR GIRL SCOUT TROOP VIDEO:

http://bcove.me/2vqljzwf