Over the Christmas holiday, I had one of my children tell me they didn't want to ever help "hobos". YIKES!!!! I felt like I had obviously failed in the "giving service to everyone" department.
At that very moment, I was on a mission to teach my kids about service. We read in the Old Testament about "feeding those who were hungry and giving clothes to those who were naked".
We went to the Utah Food Bank. We sorted all the incoming food. We did this last year too. Both times, the kids really enjoyed it. They said that giving service was fun!
A homeless shelter in Salt Lake, The Road Home, was asking for donations especially blankets. I challenged each of the kids to help make 6 blankets/quilts.
Georgia made all the tie marks on the quilt and snipped the ties.
The big kids did all the knot tying and I bound all the edges.
Even my Activity Day Girls helped in our family project. Here they are writing Christmas letters to the missionaries serving from our ward.
Activity Day Girls knotting blankets.
I printed off word searches, coloring pages, and other paper games. The big kids put them into "packets" for the children at the shelter. They REALLY liked doing this "service".
Our final stash of quilts, blankets, and activity packets for kids.
On our way to deliver the goodies to the Road Home.
This seasonal Road Home location is only open during the winter. It is just a large warehouse. Our children could see some of the residence outside.....just normal families like us. I'm not sure if they understood that these families were living there because they didn't have a house. But it sure makes me grateful for all of my many blessings!
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