The LOVE Month - Days 6 and 7

It was not my intention to skip posting yesterday. I thought about it many times, but just couldn't work it out. I've been busy setting up a blog for my Sunday School class and posting there.

BUT .....

I have loved watching my girls love others this weekend.

Friday night was messy here as far as weather. It was pouring rain! But, all day E had an idea to bless the neighbors with baked goods. So, we baked breakfast cheesecake and brownie cookie bars and packed them up for our neighbors.

I personally felt it appropriate that it was pouring rain outside. Instead of dismissing the idea, we talked about the importance of following through with what God lays on our hearts eventhough it's uncomfortable.

So, my girls got dressed with raincoats, rainboots and umbrellas and went out in the cold to deliver the goods.

The biggest lesson was the discussion on whether or not to give one to a certain boy who had been 'ugly' to my girls all week. E and O were pretty adamant about skipping that house. So, I sat down with them and read Luke 6:32-35 ...


"But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil."

Goodness, that's a hard lesson, isn't it?

E was all giggles when she got back home and had visited the one house she didn't want to visit.

The funniest part was when O came home visibly upset because she was short baked goods for 3 houses. She was begging me to let her give them a bag of cheese crackers. Bless her heart! She wouldn't let us rest before giving those houses something, so I helped her make 3 goody bags of chocolates. She made Eric take her right then to deliver them. So funny!

It's a start. We're learning a lot and having many discussions about how to share God's love.