Day 471 ~ Caring is Volunteering

WoW!  What a grEat a day!!  

I ended up volunteering at my daughter's school all day... and it was AWESOME!

It was picture day... and having worked at a school before, I know how hectic that can be.  

SOoo after dropping Calley off and I finishing my volunteering for student arrival [I help watching the kids... keep a watchful eye; make sure they play nice; and no one gets hurt on the play ground before school]... I was asked by the office and I asked if they needed an extra hand with school pictures.  You know, helping call the class rooms, entertain the kids while they were waiting so they wouldn't get bored and assist the photographer calling classes.


Next thing I knew... it was 2:00 and dismissal time for Calley! 

Calley came running to me at the end of the day.  "Mommy, mommy... I saw you earlier.. YOU WERE A HERE ALL DAY!"  It was such a sweet moment.

I missed out on my sons growing up and volunteering when they were in school.  At the time it was a great disappointment to me because not only would I have been able to watch them from afar but I would have been there for them more.  With all that was going on {at the time}, I did volunteer as much as I was able to yet not as much as I wanted to.    

There is something to be said about being involved in your child's life... helping at their school.    Helping those who are educating your children.  You get to know the staff.  You get to know the kids.  {and} Best of all... you get to know the parents.  

By volunteering and involving myself, I get to protect my daughter all the while witnessing her grow into a beautiful person from a near distance.  

If you have the gift of speaking, preach God’s message. If you have the gift of helping others, do it with the strength that God supplies. Everything should be done in a way that will bring honor to God because of Jesus Christ, who is glorious and powerful forever. Amen.  ~1 Peter 4:11

[here's to you finding your... ]

Peace...

I am second..

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

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Day 443 ~ Another Item Off the Bucket List!

Okay so we have arrived to the night before I go to the Rescue Mission to help feed the homeless.

I told you there's been a lot of life going on.  wink, wink...

You see what has been happening in the last six months is that I have really become involved at my Church.

I have gone through several of their classes to become an official member... I have signed on to have a food lover's theme bible study each week (starting on Sept. 13th- more on this subject at a later date)... and I also signed up at Church to volunteer tomorrow on a city wide restoration.  My group, {which I was assigned as its leader due to my experience in the food industry,} was to help at a local Rescue Mission feed their homeless for lunch and dinner.

I am really excited about tomorrow.  You see I have been wanting to volunteer to feed the homeless at Thanksgiving for years, but was always had family obligations.  I know it's not Thanksgiving right now, but I am getting to feed the homeless and that's the important part.  I get to cross this one of my bucket list, baring in mind that I plan to do this over and over again.

Oh...sure I have to gather the other volunteers, as well as organize the day... the best part is that I get to help plan the menu and get to do the grocery shopping as well.  I suggested taking a letter to the local grocery stores and possibly getting donations from them.  

l am sooo happy to share with you that the local Sprout's Farmer's Market donated $500 in food for the event!  Thank you Sprout's!! Sprout's has no clue about my writing this thank you... all of this is my opinion alone. I am not getting paid for this shout out to them.  I already shopped at Sprout's... love their produce and vegetarian/vegan products... but now I REALLY love them!!

SO... I bid you adieu for the evening knowing that I will need a good night's rest.

For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’  ~ Deuteronomy 15:11 (ESV)

I am second..

[here's to you finding your... ]

Peace...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

Images are courtesy of google or Bing images.  Some images maybe labeled property of Carla Barila Karam and of this blog, Took It... Making It... Living It... My Life .  © 2012  U.S Copyright Laws apply.