Soul Carving

       A few weeks ago, I received an email from an observant neighbor who thought my children might enjoy an upcoming activity at a nearby Hospital. Children were to bring their stuffed animals for a hands-on tour through the facility. They'd be given trinkets at each stop and served lunch afterwards. The event was free! It sounded too good to be true. The kids were enthusiastic when I told them about the activity. So on the appointed day, we packed into the minivan and headed up to the Hospital where over half of them had been born!     We arrived only a few minutes past the starting time. When we approached the main entrance, we were told to go around the other side of the building - the tour started in Labor and Delivery. Rounding the corner of the building, we could see 2 large pavilions set up where volunteers were busily filing people through, as they allowed visitors into the hospital a few batches at a time. And stretched in a never-ending line a...