Day 14: RAK - Take coffee to the Homeless
In Nashville there is a program called the Contributor in which the homeless are given the opportunity to earn money by selling papers on the side of the roads for $1 contributions. We made some coffee and took some candy canes, hopped in the car with our good friends Melodye andAbram to find some of these men and women and spread some cheer!
The kids had a blast handing out candy canes and yelling "Merry Christmas" through the window.
After our adventure we headed to our last Community Bible study meeting where the kids celebrated Christmas with their special Christmas program. So cute!
That night we surprised Sophi when she got in bed with a ticket to the Christmas Express! We loaded up in the car with some hot chocolate and treats to go see Christmas lights (my parents were in town and Pops stayed home with Maddie who was already asleep!)
This was a BLAST! I haven't seen Sophi this excited in awhile. She was absolutely giddy!
Day 15: Watch the Grinch and Drink Grinch Juice
We love the grinch!
Day 16: Life Group Christmas Party
I didn't get any pictures of this but we so enjoyed celebrating this special season of Advent with our amazing Life Group Family.
Day 17: Have a Cookie Decorating Party with Friends
I knew my mom would be in town this day which was the only way I could pull this off! It was a surprise for Sophi that morning to see all the decorations and anxiously wait for her friends to arrive.
We had so much fun making a mess and decorating cookies for ourselves and others. Each family got a box to take their decorating cookies home and decide as a family who they might want to share them with. We choose our local firemen and had fun dropping our cookies off at the Fire Station the next day!
Day18: Serve at Room in the Inn
This is another program here in Nashville for those who find themselves homeless. Our church, along with many others in the community, provide a meal and a warm place to sleep for the night. Our life group provided the meal for this night. We served two family's that evening, one with 7 kids, and one with a 6 month old. It was heartbreaking to think that these children don't know where they might sleep each night or where their next meal might come from. It was, however, amazing to see how the kids in our group loved on them, played with them and accepted them for who they were, no questions asked. I love the questions these experiences stir up for Sophi, like where these families are going to wash their clothes or take a bath, and what can we do to find them a home. This is always a good reminder that we have SO much and there is always room to give back.
Day 19: RAK - Write Chalk notes on Neighbors driveways
It was super fun to be sneaky and spread some Christmas cheer to our sweet neighbors
Day 20: Christmas Party at School
Sophi's preschool celebrated Christmas with a program and class party. It as so cute to see her "preform" and watch her interact with her sweet teacher and school friends.
(Does this table look familiar? Mommy was in charge of the party :)
Day 21: RAK - Give some of our toys to kids in need
Sophi did really well with this project considering she is only 3. She made a whole pile of toys to give away! Daddy and I felt it was only fair if we did the same thing so we went through our clothes and made a pile too!
I can't believe Christmas is only a few days away!
I will leave you with a few Mary and Joseph mishaps!
Hope you are enjoying this wonderful time of year!
1 comment:
I love to read about your Christmas countdowns every year. So creative! And seeing what mischief Mary and Joseph get into is a hoot! I hope they weren't making long distance phone calls!
Post a Comment