All five of us had colds this weekend, so we skipped church this morning. Instead, I gathered up some things around the house (soap, paper towels, t.p.) and some old coats I had. I explained to Kyla and Piper that not everyone lives in a house like we do. Some people don’t have houses and live in tents. Because we have so much, we are going to give to others who don’t have as much. At first, Kyla was really uncomfortable. She started tearing up, asking me not to give away all of our paper towels and soap. What if we don’t have enough. Dwayne helped explain that God had blessed us with a lot of stuff and He likes it when we give some it away. It took about 3 times before Kyla started to be okay with it.
Tent City 4 (http://tentcity4.info/faq/) is located in Woodinville for another week. When we got there, we decided not to take the kids out of the car, b/c it was a quick drop off and very cold. I regret that a little, as there was no real experience for them, but it did leave to a good conversation about giving and blessings. A very teachable moment.
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