Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
You know what is awesome about homeschooling a kid? She can volunteer with me and then I can assign her to write a blog post. Getting a child to do my work for me. Brilliant, right? Without further ado, I give you... Fork It Over by a 5th Grader Fork it over is very … [Read more...]
Here in the Portland, Oregon region, our kids have one month left of summer vacation. 4 weeks leaves plenty of time to volunteer with the following organizations serving those in need. For those living outside of the Portland Metro vicinity, read my suggestions for finding a … [Read more...]
3 generations of volunteers Where I Went: Where I live, the Beaverton School District participates with Fork It Over. The program donates leftover school cafeteria food to food rescue agencies, saving tons of sandwiches, pizza, and milk from hitting the landfill each week. … [Read more...]
This experiment gets easier. I don’t have the dreading, nervous, pit in my stomach every time I enter a place foreign to me. In fact, the feeling is quite the opposite. On the morning of a planned activity, I find myself waking excited to be focused on doing some good in the … [Read more...]
Kaleo, my church family Where I Went: Hope Food Pantry is a ministry of the Living Hope Church in Aloha, OR. I met the pantry coordinator, Linda, the first time I did a route for Beaverton School District’s Fork It Over program. I shared with her about the new church my … [Read more...]