All around us, there are people who need love. WE ARE NOT TOO BUSY. The most important thing we can teach our kids is to love God. The second most important is to love and serve others just like we love and serve ourselves.

 

Kids tend to be selfish and entitled. Um, so do adults and I fight my own selfish tendencies all the time. Praying for eyes to see people in need and teaching our kids to do the same is incredibly important. 

 

Over the weekend, we got our kids involved with a ministry our church took part in - preparing and handing out 75 sack lunches to a hungry neighborhood. It was incredible to see our three year olds, our four year old, our five year old, our eight and ten year olds - all walking around with wagons, handing out lunch sacks and bottled water. It reminded me to encourage you to say yes to opportunities God shows you and your family. All of us can do this and it is so good. Here are some ideas:
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