It's incredibly hot out here today.

Creeping closer and closer.   My wedding is now just four days away, and the pressure is accelerating.  I now have all the measurements for the party, save one, which should be here by morning.  (If I didn't mention it I'm making everyone's clothes.)  The weather has been pleasent, though very hot.  It's forecast to be 99 degrees Farenheit on Sunday.  But there's always some wind, and plenty of shade so all should be well.  Today my coworkers threw a small party in honor of the upcomming event.  It made me feel very loved.  I work for a Hospice.  If your not familiar with what that is, it's a medical team who focus on giving care to people in the final stages of a terminal illness.  It's not for people looking for a cure, but for people who have accepted that nothing more can be done to cure them, and instead want to focus on having the best "quality of life" for their remaining days.  It's a very wholistic approach, both scientific and spiritually, where we seek not just to ease their pain and symptoms, but to support their emotional and spiritual health as well.  We also seek to give support to their loved ones.  Ours is even more unique as it's owned by someone who trully cares for others, and sees our being with them not as a job, but a treasured gift from them to us.  She's a remarkable woman, as is the whole crew.  I've been very glad to know them all.  I work as a receptionist and medical records keeper, as well as about thirty other jobs.  In most places I might hardly be noticed by them, but not in this kind of enviroment.  Truly if all the leaders of the Earth had the chance to see some of the love in this place... well.
I do tend to stick out here, however, being one of only three men in an office of 40+.  Naturally the idea of a wedding has them all very excited.  They went in together and got gifts and cards, and food for us.  It sure made me smile.  I will miss them very much after moving, but I will certainly keep in touch.