Today, we were scheduled to ring bells for the Salvation Army from 12-2 pm. I committed to do this before I knew that I'd need to leave home by 3 pm for the first of our 7 Christmas Eve services at church this weekend. I tried everything I could think of to get someone else to take the boys (13 and 11) to ring so I could stay home to get everything ready to go and to allow Carys to at least get a full morning nap. No one was available! As it turned out, the people with the 10-12 timeslot so my cry for help on our local homeschool loop and called to see if it would be easier for me to switch with her. We had to get out the door in 20 minutes, but Carys had awakened late that morning, and I actually thought that would work out. It was a hassle to get there BUT I was so glad we did it. I'm not much of a crier, but I spent most of the two hours teary-eyed as I watched my kids in action. Without any prompting from me, they were holding doors for people, saying "Merry Christmas" and generally making their mom very proud of them! I'm so glad we did this!
The first service at church went well, and tonight at the 6:00 pm service my 8yo daughter is being baptized! It promises to be another wonderful day!
5 comments:
You're off an running! Great blog!
How proud you must be. The kids look great, looks like they enjoyed themselves as well.
Kathy
Hey - a 2nd entry! :-) So neat about your kids ringing the bell. What a great way to help out. My kiddos love putting money in the kettles. Merry Christmas! Lisa in ME (SHS)
There the Meahl mom goes again,putting most others to shame with her endless talents! God certainly smiles on her and her children! Merry Christmas Meahl's!
Linda, it sounds like a memorable day, both for you and your kids. Isn't blogging FUN?!
What a great experience. I keep thinking I should look into this - maybe next year....
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