our "holiday"

what a GREAT 2 days we've had.
started off the morning yesterday with cinnamon toast. one of their favorites.
and took our time eating it.

then i told them that we were going to pack some lunches and take them to people that don't have homes downtown.
then i ran upstairs to take a quick shower.
when i came down, this is how i found them.
making cards/pictures for the people we would bless.
their hearts humble me.

:-)

we got to work packing the lunches...

each one had: a water bottle, an orange, an apple, a turkey and cheese sandwich and a homemade granola bar.

we drove downtown.
i was slightly nervous.
this was out of my comfort zone.
but it's an opportunity i wanted to give my kids, so i had to do it, too!
i told them that, no matter what we saw or heard, these people needed to know God loved them MORE than they needed the food we were bringing them.
that the food would fill their bellies for a time...but they would be hungry again later.
but if they KNEW God loved them that He could fill something in them for the rest of their life!
we were going to tell each person we had the opportunity to talk to, "God loves you."

it didn't quite go as i had planned.
we didn't get to hand out all the lunches we packed.
i only knew of a few areas to drive to and didn't feel comfortable going to places i didn't "know"
{my sister lives there and was  my reference beforehand...}
i was trying to be safe with my 4 small children.

but...we did hand some out.
and told some people, "God loves you."
rebekah's heart for people is HUGE.
bailey's joy is amazing.
joshua and i were terrified.
sawyer took it all in.
we were all affected by it and i don't think we'll ever forget it.

it's a really "different" feeling to drive around downtown with my eyes SEARCHING...HOPING to see someone i can help. it's how i should live every day...

i finally got around to a project that i've had "prepped" for a couple weeks.
i made this Christmas planner.
not necessary.
but it's been a LONG time since i've made something just for me and just for fun and it was really good to do.
made my heart happy.

and the whole time i was working on it, all 4 kids were working on their own project...i think we'll get to see the results of that later today :-) i LOVE hearing/watching them all together...

now i have no excuse not to start, huh??

i took my kids out to lunch today.
and NOT to chick fil a or mcdonalds {i LOVE both of those places...but...i was feeling brave and generous and fun :-)}

i had never been here...but heard it was good...

it was a little pricey for me {you know, i'm used to mcd's}
but it was fun and yummy and we have enough left over for dinner (that i had no plan for), so maybe it's not all that pricey after all :-)

my pictures all look so weird because i'm forcing myself to shoot in ONLY manual lately...LOTS of bad pictures...and hard when i want to take a "quick" shot of something happening...but hopefully i'll learn!

we've had a great couple days.
i LOVE being with my kids.
love it.

and little do they know what's on the docket for the rest of the afternoon:
piano lessons
picking up the house...like, for REAL
soccer practice
dinner
baths :-)

hey...life isn't ALL fun and games!