About six months ago my mom and I decided to start taking Sweet Pea to visit a nursing home. It has been such a great experience so far because we get to bring a little sunshine to people that are cooped up all day long with no visitors. Over the course of that time we have formed a special relationship with two of the lady residents and one of the male residents. Since Sweet Pea was only seven months old when we started visiting these three wonderful people have been able to watch him grow and learn. They enjoy it just as much as we do!

Mr. L always begins our visit by doing exercise moves with little Sweet Pea. Sometimes Sweet Pea does the little exercise and sometimes he just grins at Mr. L.

Mrs. H can’t get out of bed but the second we enter her room she focuses in on Sweet Pea and makes him smile by calling him Charlie Brown and being very animated.

Mrs. N gets teary eyed just about every time we see her and exclaims that Sweet Pea is the highlight of her week.

Each week I am reminded that there are people outside our bubble that are hurting and need a friend. I hope that by bringing Sweet Pea to visit these wonderful people each week he will grow up to be a compassionate person who shares God’s grace with everybody.