Improvement is Better than Change.

Finally.

Ever have those moments where it feels like the whole world is spinning and whirling and indifferent to the fact that you cannot seem to keep up with its frantic pace? The end of 2011 and emergence of a new calendar year has ushered in new challenges and goals for Samaritan house. The past couple days have been trying but it appears we can, at last, take a collective sigh of relief before we move on to what is in store. Finally.

Our first major venture of this year was to begin utilizing our Administrative Center to serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner every weekday. Previously, dinner was the sole meal offered there, so we are excited to have expanded the scope of this function. This herculean task involved transporting tons of equipment and food items from our shelter residence to the former armory a block and a half away.

I would like to say this was accomplished with joy and whimsy, but lets be honest…moving freezers is not what a person wakes up in the morning thrilled to do. A philosopher once uttered, “That which does not kill you makes you stronger.” Well, we now have many stronger staff members. Competent and caring staff has always been a high priority here, so we are happy to say our new hires have jumped on board rather well.

So…enjoy your weekend and this unseasonably, absurdly warm weather because Old Man Winter is jostling around and I have a feeling he’s about to wake up from his current catnap.