This past Saturday we spent the day giving back to others. I didn't mean for it to be an all day thing, but being that I got a little behind we ended up doing both things the same day. Our Church has signed up to be a local location for Angel-food Ministries. Mike and I have been very excited about this new opportunity to volunteer. It's a great project that is helping many people in our community. Our Sunday School class decided to purchase a few boxes for some families in our area, and we were volunteered to hand out boxes this weekend, and delivered them to some other families. Anne Marie is young, but we tried to talk to her about helping people that need help and that it's what God wants us to do - so we took her with us.
After that we went to Targ*t to find items to fill up our Samaritans Purse Christmas Child boxes. (This is what I put off a little too long ... they were do THIS Sunday!). We decided we would pick one boy and one girl Anne Marie's age. We talked to Anne Marie about some of the children that might be getting the boxes and how we wanted her to help pick out the items to give to them. She took this very seriously! She made sure that the boy got a "tiger jump-rope" and the girl got a "butterfly-jump-rope". The boy got "sponge-bob toothpaste" and the girl got "Dora toothpaste" --and so on...they really turned out nice.
I know she's only 3, but we really like to try to involve her where we can. She may not exactly get it, but she does to a point, and it's great to watch her get excited about it.
We included a little letter in each box, and Anne Marie drew a picture for each child.
Anne Marie dividing up our "girl stuff" and our "boy stuff".
Finally -- all packed!
Sunday morning ready to take her boxes to Church.
3 comments:
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6."The way he should go" in Hebrew means "on the mouth of the way", so there is no "should" in the origional. The origional of the word "Train" means to dedicate. Meaning to teach them to make wise decicions while they are still very young! Seems to me you've had that down for a long time.
We're headed to shop for our shoeboxes tomorrow! I totally agree with starting them young. She may not fully understand at three, but the idea of sharing with others will stick!
What a wonderful way to bring up your sweet girl!
Our family LOVES making up these boxes...looks like Anne Marie had great fun!! It is a great way for them to start to understand the needs of others!!
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