This has been a rough couple of weeks at the Mansion, and I will be thinking of my friends there while I am away.

Maria and I went to the Mansion to check on Connie and to say goodbye and let the residents and staff know we are going away for a week. A week is a long time at the Mansion, and an awful lot can happen in that time. So there were a lot of hugs, well wishes, and slightly sad goodbyes.

I am thinking of Bob, who lost his wife Shirley this week, they had been married for 65 years. A friend from Bob’s church came by to see him, and they sang Amazing Grace.

Dorlisa, a staffer came by and she often sings “Amazing Grace” at memorial services and at besides of severely ill people. I asked Bob and his friend and DorLisa if they would repeat the song on video for the Army Of Good, and in honor of Shirley, who we did not get to know very well (except for Red).

They couldn’t quite finish the second verse, but that was quite understandable, the song, sung on the Mansion porch, carried a lot of emotional power. Come and see. Bob is on the right.