[Community-Service] Serving with purpose, passion, and most of all love!

[Julie Moses]

HEY HEY HEY CSD!!!!! This is Julie Moses one of your sweetest GA PEACHEs!!
Just wanted to stop in and thank you all for what you do in the community
to serve others! I had an opportunity to serve a group of sight impaired
clients at Vision Rehabilitation Services of Georgia on Friday April 21st.
They had their first peer support group face to face since before the
pandemic in March of 2020. It felt great to be my bright eyed bushy tailed
self again and serve with my brothers and sisters. We served lunch, played
games, and supported each other while having fun. I even got the
opportunity to teach some great technology skills to a few people. Later
that day we went to Taylor Brawener Park, where the founder of VRS has a
healing garden. We pulled up weeds, and planted a few more flowers in honor
of her service. We even taught some of our peers some mobility skills at
the park. The one thing that blind people need is other blind people. It
was a great day of some fun and fantastic serving in my community.



On Monday April 24, I went to a fellow sight impaired brothers house. I
usually go volunteer with him every month once or twice a month teaching
him technology. I take my three-year-old daughter and we go help him with
whatever he needs assistance with. He is not mobile and was recently having
some health challenges. We raised money to get him some comfortable
t-shirts, socks, and robes for him to do his therapy in. When I got to his
home, he was thrilled to hear us and ever so grateful for his care package.
Despite being on oxygen, he sat up in his bed and did the tootsie roll
dance with his hands. He and my daughter Brenlee had a blast sitting there
dancing. It was so much fun to see him dancing and having fun. Especially
since he was just recently in the hospital for over a month non-responsive.
BUT GOD!!!!While I finished some light house work around the house Brenlee and
Mr. B were sneaking and eating candy hahaha. Finally, I was able to help
him connect some of his appliances and smart lock door to his Alexa device.
I showed him how to use everything for ease of access. I love love
love volunteering
my service to those who need it the most. It makes my heart happy, to see
the smile on their face. I guess I should say HEAR the smile on their face.
I am sure we all serve every day, not even knowing how we have touched
someone’s life. We may think it is small, but it is huge to so many!! On
Tuesday, I spoke with a young lady that just turned 85 years young. She
just recently started losing sight, but was doing a praise dance while
speaking to me. She stated that us spirts are intoned and matched
perfectly. She was so grateful for just helping her to learn how to make
her life a little bit easier as a sight impaired person. She says honey I
may be 85, but I can still live my life independently and unapologetically
blind and CUTE with my pink cane!! Alright CSD…I could talk and type
forever, but I will let all go for now. I will save some work for another
day. I love you all and again THANK YOU for serving with purpose, passion,
and most of all love!!!



Julie Moses
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