Yesterday our church held our annual "Be the Church Day" where everyone showed up in their work clothes ready to work on a project. Some people mowed lawns and painted for elderly people, others handed out water in the name of Jesus to runners at a local park, some put together care packages to send to soldiers abroad, and many other worthy causes. Our family chose to visit the nursing home. We wanted to have a project where our children could participate and be a part of serving others.
The elderly people love to see the young children with all of their energy. I had to ask #1 and #3 to stop licking the glass of the aquarium repeatedly (which utterly disgusted me - who knows what kind of nastiness they ingested - GROSS!!!). Anyway, we were getting to the end of the service and the song leader leaned over to an elderly man who was sitting next to him and asked if he had a favorite song he would like to sing. The man looked at his watch and snapped, "It's 11:20!!!" Their lunch was scheduled to begin at 11:30. I guess he wanted to make sure we did not run late. It was pretty funny if you ask me.
Lesson learned...don't mess with nursing home residents when it comes to meal times!
Musings on life with three silly boys - there's never a dull moment!
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