Our church collects shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child every year. The boys each do a box, and then we go to the annual "Packing Party" where many people from our church get together and pack as many boxes as we can with items that have been donated throughout the last few months. This is the stash of boxes from the Packing Party yesterday. There were around 170 in all! We let the boys pick out most of the items that go in their boxes, and we talk about who might get the boxes. Then they write a little note for whoever opens the box. I always wish that we could see who actually does receive the boxes that we pack for them. This year I saw that you can donate online and track your box. Not sure how that works, but we're going to do it and see what happens.
I'm thankful for our friend, Toni, who does a great job of organizing this every year - what a job! And I'm thankful for our friend, Elena, who just a few years ago was a recipient of a shoebox and last year got the priveledge of delivering shoeboxes to children in Uganda. She had talked to me about some of her experiences before, but today she had the courage to speak about them in front of hundreds of people at church. Her testimony was so moving, and she is a beautiful inspiration.
Thankful #6 - Thankful today for a cloudy, dreary day.
I typically prefer warm and sunny, but every once in a while I love that we are blessed with a day like this. It usually makes me want to stay inside and slow down, which we all need sometimes. It makes me want to curl up with a blanket. It makes me want to create something, craft, scrapbook, etc. It makes me want to sip some hot soup. Today I took advantage of it by editing and tagging photos and catching up a bit on the blog.
(and I think it's funny that the Hibiscus still wants to bloom)
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