Random Acts...

We're taking a page out of The Kelly's page and we're doing random acts of kindness. Now, I've thought about sharing this or not sharing this. "But you, whenever you do charity giving, let not your left know what your right is doing"(Matthew 6:3 Aramaic Bible) But without the Kelly's blog, I don't think I would have thought of this on my own and we would have missed out of a chance to give. So I'm sharing, not bragging. Maybe someone else will want to randomly share too. 

So today was our first day. They kids made a list of things they wanted to do and we wrote them on cards. 

Today we took coffee to the people at the poles that were outside with signs. People asked "how much is it?" over and over. The simply could not believe that it was free. The kids were amazed. "It's just cheap coffee" But I explain when we give without expecting anything in return it can really make someone happy. 

Our next stop was another polling place where we gave out cards with giftcards to Starbucks and Chick-fil-A. The parking lot was PACKED, so I dropped the kids out and let them run into the line and hand them out. People's faces ranged from really skeptical to tolerant smiles to outright joy. Two people left the LONG line to run to the van to thank us. It made us all happy to see how happy they were. 

So that was today. I can't wait to do the rest of our random acts!

Why Does Jesus Need A Refrigerator?

Whew, the questions these kids come up with. I had a dream that Sam was crying. He said "Jesus got lost, he's in my brain, but not my heart" So this morning I asked him where he thought Jesus was. He said "all around." And then I asked him if Jesus is in his heart. He looked confused. He knows this, we've just not pushed him into saying it. He said "Well, there's no refrigerator in my heart" To which I had to reply, "Why does Jesus need a refrigerator?" He said "Well, I know Jesus is alive, and you need food to stay alive, and there's no food in my heart." Oh sweet boy.....

We started a new One Year Bible plan with the kids. Right in Genesis the questions started flying. "Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." (Gen 1:26)

"Who is the Us and Our, who is God talking to. How can he be talking to Jesus if He hasn't made man yet, there's no Mary...." Yeah, child the Trinity trips me up too.

Into Job "Why is God letting Satan do all that stuff just so Job will say he still loves God, poor Job"

Yikes, I guess we'll all be learning a lot in the coming year.