"A drink of hope comes from Love."
I love this qoute.
The truth in it sparkles like diamonds
in a world with too much gravel.
Dad and I love you soooo much!
friendship is where the heart is
Hi!!!!
Rebekah and I are having our own quiet little party here at 1:34am. ( I'm online, she's watching a Seinfeld DVD. ) Everyone else, including Joel, Sarah, and their kiddos, konked. Looking forward to your first post from Nanny's.
Hola!
So I help out with the bus ministry at my church. For anyone who does not know what that is, basically we have two or three volunteer bus drivers who go to some local neighborhoods and ask the parents if it's okay to take their children to church, and they bring them in and we do games, have some yummies, and tell them about God. They really have fun. Today was our Christmas party. I did not know this, and so unfortuntaly I wore black high pumps and my new silk wrap-around shirt. I even had on a pearl necklace, just so you get the picture of how unfittly dressed I was. That wasn't the best idea, because I later ended up throwing a football with two adorable little boys and even though they gave me a huge compliment, "Sarah Jane, you throw like a boy!" it was still rather difficult to move. I was amazed myself that I didn't fall.
The morning started out with all the kids in the classroom learning about the Christmas story, and then we asked some questions about it and they knew almost all the answers. After about half an hour of that, we all went over to the gym where ice cream, soda, chips and cookies were waiting. Then, to my surprise, one of the teachers brought out a big box. It was full of toys! Now, they might not have been the most expensive toys, but still, we had at least fifty children there. He asked me to put out all the toys on a big long table at the back of the gym, and then after the kids were done eating, we lined them up according to grade. We let the younger grades go first and then the older, and they each got to pick out a toy. There were still many toys left when every one was done. I asked the teacher I worked with if the people from the church had donated all the toys, but she said that she was pretty sure that the teacher who had brought the box had bought them all himself. I already had high regards of the man, as he is very kind, and very dedicated to the children's ministry at our church, but now my view of him is even higher. He and his wife were never able to have children of their own, and I think that's one of the reasons that both he and his wife have such a fondness for them. His wife used to be a teacher. After each of the kids had picked a toy, the noise and activity in the gym continued to elevate. At one point I just stopped and looked around and it was pretty funny, and a little chaotic. I did have to stop one little boy holding a bag of marbles who was chasing another little boy who had a toy gun he wanted. I wasn't sure if he was planning to whap the little boy with the toy gun with the marbles or not, but I didn't want to take any chances. It was an interesting morning all in all.