One of the things we do every year, is "Boxes of Love". Our church organizes the event - asking families to fill up a box for a little boy or girl in Zambia.
Our kids love this ... it's become a tradition. They go shopping for the items, and help put the boxes together. It's actually a great family-bonding thing to do ... we talk about what we have and what others need. We talk about being generous, doing more than is asked ...
The kids love to help ... although it really is 20minutes of sheer chaos ...
Even Katia got in on it this year ...
This year, we went a little crazy. But that's only because we really feel that God is calling us to be more generous than before ... it's a challenge - because you can always feel like you can do more ...
We did boxes from each of us ... and by the end, I was bit of an emotional wreck. I can't imagine the lives that these boxes are going to touch ... The world is so small when you know that the Cars T-shirt you bought is going to be worn by a 6 year old in Zambia ...
Have a great one!
2 comments:
Love it! And I can say from personal experience that good quality coloured pencils are a real gift! It's so difficult to find good ones that have a strong colour and don't break so easily.
I think it's really great that you had your children so involved. They are never too young to learn generosity.
:-) thanks for the note! I appreciate it!
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