Ok you will have to excuse me today, I know I share more often then I should when my children aren't exactly the 99.9 % angels that they are..so I am sharing a positive today! Yes, your eyes are adjusting to the picture, it is a Scooter (sideways) and make-up set. This is part of my treasures for the week! This is why I knew cleaning out the closet was the right thing!!!
I thought I had the treasures all summed up on Friday until the Awana store came about tonight at AWANAS. After cleaning the closet on Friday, I found almost $60 AWANA Dollars in bags stashed in the closet or hanging on the coat racks. If you have girls, you know bags are very important and used alot. If you are wondering what AWANA dollars are, the girls earn AWANA dollars at church on Sunday Nights for Bible memorization! With this money, they can shop at the Awana Store (full of goodies) that the church sets up quarterly. This is a great program sponsored buy our church, go here for more information. So, guess what Sunday nights theme was...the Awana Store! (with $60 extra dollars). It is wonderful and "cringe-ful " all at the same time. Again..EACH DOLLAR REPRESENTS MEMORIZED SCRIPTURE! WOW! Love it! PRAISE! Cringe-ful part-that more toys coming home. So I started praying all weekend. Lord, help the girls make good decisions and show them what to do. Abby for example had $90 dollars-thats alot of toys we are talking! (She was sick for the last store).
When preparing for AWANAS on Sunday, we thought about the family (single mom who has four children that go to Callaway) who's house burned down a few weeks ago. One was in Abby's class and the other is in third grade! Could this be something? Well look what the girls purchased for this family! The scooter was $50 (for Abby's friend) and the make up was $16 (for the third grader)-they were so proud, parents were proud. My TREASURE was seeing the girls sacrificing their wants and respond to the needs of others. A small BIG victory during the season of parenting! Little do they know there is some leverage with this for at least a few days (ha-ha).
The other treasure I had to write about it that I have 5 "gently used"-like that Terry?-coats for Twin Oaks Coat Drive that will begin soon . Its part of the Holy Week activities that the Children's Committee is working on. So start looking for some coats! Is there something in your closet could help someone else? Just start looking-little did I know it would be so many treasures!
Matthew 6:21 "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
Thanks for reading! More Treasure posted to the left! Have a great Monday!
In Christ -Becky
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