Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
In January, when I made the weekly commitment to serve others, I stopped almost all volunteer activities at my kids’ school. This might not be a big deal to some, but for me, the elementary school became my second home. In the past 7 years I’ve been a classroom helper, … [Read more...]
What I did: There are 300 female soldiers from Fort Lewis, Washington stationed in Afghanistan and helping front line soldiers deal with combat stress. Not only are they lacking the luxuries we women have grown accustomed to (like body wash), but they are only supplied with … [Read more...]
My mom with 3/5 of her grandkids.A generational service project. Where I Went: I’ve made a monthly commitment to deliver food from St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s ministry Special Church/Community Action Team (SCAT). So far, I’ve been twice - once on Week 13 of my 2012 … [Read more...]
What I did: On Wednesday evening, I asked my 12 and 9 year old daughters to make sandwiches and package lunch items together. On Thursday, a friend and I went to Downtown Portland and handed the lunches to those who looked like they needed a helping hand. That’s it. No sign … [Read more...]
Where We Went: The Children’s Book Bank (CBB) accepts contributions of new and gently used books, then distributes them to children living in poverty. Volunteers make sure each title looks as new as possible before it gets packed in a book-bag for each student in a Head Start … [Read more...]