Every fall our church does an outreach called Impact Eagle River. We cancel, yes cancel church for the day and go out into our community to serve one another. Our church parking lot turns into a free oil change station for families' with unique needs such as caring for foster children or having a child with disability. Other team members from the church go and rake yards or help local agencies like the Pregnancy Center, organize donated items. When I asked Sister what we should do for Impact Eagle River she said, "Momma, there's a lot of trash by the school. Maybe we could go clean it up." So, with a friend and her children, we bundled up and picked up trash in the rain. We had a great time and I love that our church gets out and demonstrates our belief of caring for one another in a very visible way.
With this event being on Sunday, 2 days later we had...
our first snow fall!!
Oh my the kids couldn't wait to get out and play. It's already all melted as the temperatures warmed up and we have rain again. However, this was a glimpse of the fun to come this winter. One thing I'm enjoying very much about the kids being a little bit older is the cooperative and imaginative play they engage in. Warms my heart to hear them create a game or situation and play it out.
Not much else to share from this week - Papa has finished his football season the same day his wrestling season started. So we make the shift from football fields to wrestling mats without a break. Thankfully there's a little break after wrestling before track starts. This Momma is continuing to find healthy ways to balance the demands in her life. I'm so thankful for friendships I have and the quirky little gifts that mean so much - such as...
The design of these socks holds such a special meaning and I love being able to wear them under my boots because we all know 7th and 8th graders would not be able to focus if these were in plain site ;)
Wishing you all a great start to a new month! Hard to believe it's October!
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