Bears In My Attic!

Bears In My Attic

Written by Nan Forehand

Thursday, December 29, 2011

                                                                                               

There are bears in my attic!

I’m really quite ecstatic!

More than two hundred!

Yes, that’s what I said!

Some cuddly and some not so much

Sparkles in their eyes and soft to the touch

Red bears, blue bears, Winnie the Pooh bears

To see these bears you have to go upstairs

Some cotton candy white, others dark brown

Hundreds you’ll see, but not one with a frown

Been doin’ more than wishin’

I’m a woman on a God given mission

Boyds, Bearington, Dakin, Gund and Gerber

they will help a child rest; no need for Dr. Ferber

his sleep method we won’t need to use

take away the fear and a child will snooze

washed top to bottom and behind the ears

known to bring comfort and dry little tears

people have donated bears or given me money

that’s what I call generosity, honey

I love to shop and I love teddy bears

A cartload of bears brings smiles and stares

Of Nan’s good will bears, I’ll share the story

To comfort a sick child and give God the glory!

Author’s note: Since the first delivery of Nan’s good will bears to the Iredell Memorial Hospital Emergency Room on July 22, 2011, more than 200 bears have been given to sick children and some adults as appropriate.  God has provided more than 553 teddy bears as of December 29, 2011.  Just when I think “Wow! Can it get any better than this?”, God says,  “Wait, there’s more!  It gets better than this!”

I’m excited! How about you?