Erik, my husband, decided to complete 42 Acts of Service for his 42nd birthday. We woke up early. Packed a bag of snacks, paperbags, coins, markers, gifts, notes, postcards, dollar
I came across The Angel Zoe Kindness Project today through the magic of sharing information through the internet. I told the boys about it, and we wanted our “penny of
Note from Sheila: Since the publication of this article, over 1,200 Chemo Care Kits have been donated across the world by families, community groups, and scout troops. That goodness has been done by
Yesterday, we made Chemo Care Packages. The boys’ grandfather has been going through chemotherapy and I have had a hard time helping the boys understand what this is all about
*Note: This post is intended to show that kids have the capacity to work to help others. It doesn’t matter if it is a friend’s house, a gravesite, a creek,
After countless times cleaning the creek, we have the tools and routines down. Remember, our goal is to spend 15-20 minutes cleaning. *Almost* every time, though, the boys spend longer.
A year ago, I started thinking about serving with my boys and IMMEDIATELY was overwhelmed. “I mean, how can I manage serving with young, active boys? Serving takes too long.”
Life is busy. Being successful with serving each day means that some of our activities need to be done in the convenience of our home. Here are our favorite “In the
Making bananas for dogs to donate to the animal shelter is a great service project for kids of all ages. All five kids were active and happy while making their
Our Family Service Project designed to get our family in on helping the homeless was a smashing success! We were able to collect over 60+ bags and boxes of necessary
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