After a hard day at work, we went to small group. I was pretty excited because I was able to teach last night. Greg and I had bought a case of hardcover NLT Life Application Bibles to give away to folks on the west side. They day before I went to Target and got gift bags and tissue in bright neon colors to wrap them. While there I thought, 'I don't want the six kids to feel left out that they didn't get anything', so I bought some age appropriate toys to keep them occupied during the teaching. Then Greg and I went to the local Bible store and bought Bible covers and highlighters for them. I put the bibles and highlighters in the cases and wrapped them in tissue and put them in the gift bags. Then I wrapped the boxes of toys.
We arrived, and with Greg's mighty, "Ho, Ho, Ho!" we came inside. The kids were quiet and so expectant wondering what was inside. The oldest boy told me the boxes were for the kids and the bags were for the grown ups. Smart kid! The kids went first and opened the gifts. We explained that they were from the EQUIP church and belonged to the church, as someday they will be used by other kids as well, but for now they could play with them while at Grandma & Grandpa's house. They were great with that. The parents opened their gift bags and were thrilled. The youngest daughter said she had been praying for a Bible cover for over a year. Yeah!
Greg ran interference with the kids so the moms could concentrate on the teaching. It was great. I was exhausted after yesterday, so we got to sleep in a little this morning. Self-employment is a great thing!
Off to work. Blessings on this cloudy, cool day!
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