Last night, Kylie is singing "Joy to the World" while we are delivering Christmas cookies to our friends, and instead of "Let earth receive her King" she says "Let's all go save our king." I'm happy to have a kid that sings it loud, without worrying if she's got it right.
Tonight we begin distributing toys from Orange Santa. We spent over 14 hours on Sunday wrapping. We'll be helping over 200 kids (doubled from last year). Over all, we've raised about $3500 in donations, plus untold amounts of toys and gifts.
The coolest thing is how this has become a community thing. We had over 50 volunteers on Sunday, some staying the entire time. McDonald's partnered with us and we raised almost $900 from them alone.
I think serving others gives us a perspective that we can't get anywhere else. We see the value of people. We become thankful for what we have, instead of resenting what we don't. Plus, we feel connected to the bigger picture, the expansive love of God that reaches out to everyone, because none of us deserve anything.
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Thanks for giving my family and I the opportunity and the gift of being able to participate in something so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWe will always be grateful, and always be here today and in the future.