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It didn’t take long for Ruth to start serving Randi and Bob in big ways. The following was written by Randi about her sweet angel friend. “When we first moved into The Groves last Oct. 1, Ruth had a key to help movers that got there ahead of us. I let her keep it and that’s what she has used for all her angel visits. The very first thing I saw when we got to our new home was the yellow sign she had posted at our back door. The blue one she posted at the front door. I kept those up for over a month! I have laminated them and may post them again. A Heart For Serving Others Ruth Sullivan There are times when we see a story or hear about someone that serves directly from their heart. They think about it, they just do it because it is the right thing to do. Ruth Sullivan is one of those people, a caregiver for her 99 year old mother, and a loving friend and neighbor to many. Ruth and I have several friends in common, we were once part of the same church family in California. <strong>On</strong>e of our friends, Randi, recently moved into the same community that Ruth lives in. It was not by chance, Ruth helped Randi and her husband Bob find a home there. Randi’s husband, Bob, has Alzheimer’s, and they were very blessed by being able to move into this gated area. Not only is it a wonderful place to live, it is one story and much easier for Randi to help Bob in and out of the house. Two weeks after we moved in, I came home to find white chocolate-dipped strawberries in our refrigerator. She has done this several times. In December, as I was ready to unpack our crystal and silver, I mentioned to Ruth that they don’t show off well in our all-white cabinet. I wanted to paint the back blue. Ruth suggested using blue scrapbook paper . . . then came while I was at work and put it up for me! It was time to decorate for Christmas, but all I put up were my wreaths. I came home one day to find one that Ruth made especially for our front door,” Randi tells us. 13
Ruth loves to volunteer, limited only by how long she is able to leave her mother at home. Ruth’s mom can take care of herself for the most part so she does not have to be there 24/7 but she stays close to home. For the past 9 or 10 years, Ruth goes to church to make sure the paraments are on the communion table and she puts water in the baptismal font. Ruth has been attending Trinity United Presbyterian Church for 16 years. She lived in Canada for 16 years and starting attending Trinity again as soon as she got back. She has been singing in the choir from September through June each year since 1985. The choir takes a break for summer and Ruth continues to sing in summer choir. Ruth just finished being the MC for the Follies, a dinner show that is held in the community she lives in. This year was even more successful than other years, even adding an additional day to the program. She was involved in the rehearsals, pictures, and even more rehearsals. The show ran in August. The theme for the Follies was the Calendar Year. Besides being the MC, Ruth did a number where she was a witch for Halloween. Being in showbiz is nothing new to Ruth, she has been doing shows since she was 4 or 5 years old and she knows how showbiz works. For the Follies, you must be 55 or older. This years show featured a Men’s Tap Dance Group, one of the men was 93 years old. During the interview, I asked Ruth about her parents. I asked if they served as well. Ruth was excited to share her parents journey. “My mother and father, Hursh and Harriette Parnell, were part time missionaries for years, working with the Hopi and Navajo Indians. They donated about half their vacation time to making trips to Arizona. Sometimes they went with my Aunt and Uncle, Clair and Lorene Hanson, and often as part of a larger group driving RVs. My mother was a Buyer for the Irvine Medical Center. When the hospital was replacing medical equipment my mother would ask the vendors to donate the “used” equipment. My parents took operating tables, sterilizers, wheel chairs, medicine, and anything else they could find. Another time they had a request for sewing machines, something they seldom got as donations Shortly after the request they got a call from one of the local schools giving them the old machines and someone else contacted them with an offer to clean and repair all the machines. Then a few weeks before they were to leave they got a call regarding a bunch of bolt end fabric from a clothing manufacturing firm. Another sign of God’s work was when they were taking an open trailer loaded with a piano and furniture. My father was the expert on tying down tarps. Part way into the trip someone told him (via CB radio) that a corner of the tarp was loose. They stopped and dad retied the rope and double checked the other knots. Before long another rope was loose, they made another stop. Then a few miles down the road they realized that there had been a major thunder storm and rain. Had they not stopped they would have been caught in the storm and the items in the trailer would have gotten wet,” said Ruth. 14 Ruth dressed as a witch for the Follies and as a clown for the parade in her neighborhood. Hearing Ruth tell about her mother and father and aunt and uncle being in service to God, shows us how much we as parents and grandparents impact our children’s lives. Ruth is a wonderful Christian woman. Her examples are easy to emulate. Be an inspiration, like Ruth.
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