Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
I love volunteering with the family during the summer. Without the stress of school and extra-curriculars during the week, serving opportunities seem so relaxed. Saturday we kicked off the season by serving lunches at a nearby elementary school. We … [Read more...]
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...]
I want to tell you I volunteered last week for Fork It Over, an amazing group of volunteers that pick up leftovers from school kitchens then deliver the leftovers to food pantries. I want to tell you I’ve done this same job many times, mostly on the weeks my kids have … [Read more...]
This week I volunteered in my school library. Please read this post I wrote back in June, when I described my feelings about our district eliminating the Library Media Specialist positions in our schools. I know I’m a little late in posting about my recent assignment. It’s … [Read more...]
Where we went: Most Saturdays this summer my family volunteers with the Beaverton School District and St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s Faith Cafe serving bagged lunches to families in need. Our church sends a lot of people to serve at one location and we all love bringing our … [Read more...]