Family Values

This past year I've been dedicated to bringing the community of families around us together. A few weeks ago we gathered many of those families together for community service project. Each family brought a different household item and then we put all the items together to build a "welcome home kit" for a person experiencing homelessness who will soon get a home. To help the kids get into the spirit of what we were doing I told them the story of Rocky Raccoon, who lost his home in from a lightening strike and would also be getting a new home soon. Each kid got a kiss from Rocky as they gave away their contribution to the kit. It was a really wonderful morning and an introduction to a family value that I hope the kids will learn to cherish.