"Let's go volunteer at Blessings of Hope!" My sister Brenda is the family planner (on the left in the above photo) and that's how 19 family members, mostly children, ended up bagging flour together on a Wednesday afternoon earlier this summer. It was great thing to do together as a family, and a fun way to support a local ministry doing an astonishing work. Blessings of Hope has been in my neighborhood for several years, and for a long time I thought it was a food pantry. Blessings of Hope, I … [Read more...] about Packing at Blessings of Hope
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Sock Monkey Business
I have a new respect for sock monkeys. I thought they were a cute but simple craft project— you cut a pair of socks into a few pieces, did some sewing, added stuffing and button eyes— ta-daa, you're done! A classical American toy now is ready to take it's place in your home, charming the hearts of children and adults alike. So when I first thought of sewing sock monkeys with my nieces (four girls between ages one and twelve) while they stayed with me for a day, the plan sounded easy. Mom … [Read more...] about Sock Monkey Business