a dose of reality

Sometimes you can have a great idea for serving as a family in your community, but putting it into practice can be a challenge. In her witty post, Helping Our Community … whether it costs me my sanity or not, Dolly Mama, a mother of six, shares about her experience serving at a food bank with her kids. Hunger pangs, carts and other rolling temptations, boredom, and just plain not wanting to work were not likely part of her original vision of what would happen when she volunteered for the project. I think her approach of “scoping out” the project by herself the first time to get a feel for what to expect, then jumping in with the kids and adjusting and adapting to find what works is a good one.

I assured the children that I am NOT giving up on this. We have the ability to be a blessing to others, and an opportunity to learn to serve. Somehow, we’re going to figure this thing out. What I’m telling myself is that if I stick with it, it will get easier, and the lessons and habits learned will be well worth the struggles.