Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Tomorrow is it. The day kids have been anxiously awaiting since Labor Day last September. For our school district, June 13 marks The Last Day of School. (Capital letters. The day deserves proper-noun status.) How great is the first week of summer vacation? Sleeping in, no … [Read more...]
Where I Went: My girls and I volunteered with Meals On Wheels’ Donate Dinner program. For the 5 days leading up to Thanksgiving, volunteers man grocery store entrances handing out information postcards and asking patrons to donate money toward a meal for a homebound senior. … [Read more...]
What I Did: I went shopping and my girls assembled 2 Welcome Boxes for foster children. When social workers remove kids from their homes, they don’t get a lot of time to pack their belongings before they are taken to the Department of Human Services(DHS) Child … [Read more...]
Where I Went: Love INC of Greater Hillsboro sponsors Packed with Love, a community care day for kids who can’t afford school supplies to get a backpack and filled with necessary back-to-school items. Love INC solicited donations from churches around the area, including ours, … [Read more...]
Where I went: In Central Oregon, the Bend Community Center opens it’s doors every Sunday for its Feed the Hungry program. From 9:00am-4:00pm, those who don’t have a place to call home can go where food is served, the t.v. is on, and stay warm or cool depending on the … [Read more...]