I had a very humbling experience last night. I was asked to volunteer at a cold weather homeless shelter. It's held at the church that my wife and kids attend. They use part of the church complex as a cold weather shelter during the winter months. My wife and daughter have worked there a few times, but I always had to watch my son because he was just a little too young. Well he finally is now old enough to be able to hang out a bit at the shelter while the rest of us help out. We sat down to dinner with everyone in fellowship. And then after dinner, we all helped out. My son played with some of the younger boys. My daughter helped by teaching some of the girls how to make (and keep) those rubber band bracelets that are so popular now. My wife helped cleaning up after dinner and then the two of us tutored/taught some of the adults and kids.
It was a great experience. It's always nice to help out and serve others. It's very easy to get caught up in your own day to day issues, and sometimes it feels like things aren't going well at all. Well...there's always someone who wishes they could be in your shoes instead of their own. Remember that people...
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B.D.SchmittHusband, Father, Archives
November 2015
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