The Gift of Food

Our family has the privilege of delivering food that was collected by all the women at Curves, the local exercise club where my mom and I exercise each week. The women who belong to this club are very generous - along with all the food that was donated, 78 children at Head Start received new winter coats and a pair of rain boots. Today Conner, McKenzie, and I filled our Pilot with hundreds of pounds of food, money, shampoo, toilet paper, gifts, boots, hats, and mittens to be delivered to some needy families I serve at work. When we got home our whole family helped unpack and sort everything for the three families. Each family will receive 4 huge food boxes along with some gifts for their children and a gift card to a grocery store. This week I read a scripture in Proverbs 19 that says, "When we help the poor, we lend to the Lord." It is neat to think about how God really appreciates it when we take care of people who need help.

We all had so much fun organizing the food - McKenzie especially liked throwing the food to Conner who placed it in the right pile. It was heartwarming to see them really get into it. Kelsey and her friend wrapped all the gifts. Last night I called each family to let them know that our family would like to deliver some food to them on Christmas Day. It was very touching to hear the excitement and some relief in their voices when they heard that they would be receiving food. Their excitement about receiving food as a Christmas gift reminds me of how incredibly blessed our family is!