April 2024 Ministering Handouts
Happy April everyone! Hope you are all doing well and looking forward to conference…I know I am! Since Easter has already passed, I decided to go with an April Showers theme! I also knew that I wanted to do something on service, so this is what I came up with!
Feb 2024 Ministering Handout
Happy February everyone! I hope that all is well with you and you are all getting ready to welcome spring! Well, at least those of you who live where spring is just around the corner! I am so excited to get out in my greenhouse and start planting flower seeds! This will be my first year of using my greenhouse for this purpose! So wish me luck!
Well, it is that time of year again…time to make some Children’s Donation Quilts.
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I thought that I would kick off the Christmas season again this year with my Favorite Christmas Tradition!
We have been doing this tradition in our home for several years now and I always look forward to it more than anything else that we do!
Even if you do not do this tradition in your home…it is a great story to start of your holiday season and get you in the true meaning of Christmas!
We started this Christmas tradition in our home few years ago.
My children are all grown and married, and every year we would go through this little ritual. They would say, “Mom, what do you and dad want for Christmas?” and I would reply “that we really did not need anything,” and I could never come up with any ideas for them.
We usually all get together for Sunday dinner, and five years ago at one of these family nights, I read the following story to my family.
This reminds me so much of my own husband. He does not like the commercialism of Christmas. Just like the man in the story. Thus was born the tradition of the “White Envelope”.
It is truly the highlight of Christmas for my husband and I. We wake up on Christmas morning and we read the letters from each of our children and their family. I must admit, that it usually brings tears to our eyes! What a beautiful way to start our Christmas Day!
This is my “White Envelope”, I made it out of fabric and it goes on the Christmas tree.
You could use any white envelope, but I decorated it up and we use it year after year. All of the grand kids know exactly what it is and they get caught up in the spirit also!
I have not done a Secret Service Saturday post for a while and it is LONG overdue!
Before I explain what this is I want to tell you what happened to us last week…I had two of my grandkids that I tend on a regular basis and my husband and I. We had gone to lunch at a restaurant and we were headed to a splash park for the kids to play and cool off a bit. We stopped at a gas station and I ran in to get a couple of drinks. There was a bit of a line and I was at the end of the line. When I got up to the counter to pay for my drinks, the lady standing next to me, told the clerk that she wanted to pay for her drink and for mine!!! I told her that she did not need to do that, but she insisted! I thanked her for her kindness and I went out to the car and told everyone how nice that lady was, immediately everyone started thinking of ways that we could pay it forward too! So even though it was a small act of kindness…it had a huge impact!!! I have no idea who that lady was but I hope she knows that she did a great deed that day and that it impacted several lives!
So today, or sometime this weekend, I would like to challenge you to do some form of secret service! It does not have to be anything big, it could be a helping hand, a smile, pay for a drink or someone’s lunch, a visit with someone shut-in, or just some kind of service where there is a need. Look around you and you will soon see something that you can do!
I hope that you will take this Secret Service Saturday challenge and make someone else happy. It will do YOUR heart good!
Today is the first day of Spring, so I thought it would be fun to share these beautiful pink tulips with you in celebration of this day! I got these gorgeous bulbs and forced them to bloom inside! I love how beautiful they are and how refreshing their blooms are!
They just make my heart sing!
I thought that I would kick off the Christmas season again this year with my most favorite Christmas story and tradition! We have been doing this tradition in our home for several years now and I always look forward to it more than anything else that we do! But even if you do not do this tradition in your home…it is a great story to start of your holiday season and get you in the true meaning of Christmas!
We have a tradition in our home that we started a few years ago. My children are all grown and married, and every year we would go through this little ritual– They would say, “Mom, what do you and dad want for Christmas?” and I would reply “that we really did not need anything,” and I could never come up with any ideas for them.
We usually all get together for Sunday dinner, and four years ago at one of these family nights, I read the following story to my family. It reminds me so much of my own husband, because he does not like the commercialism of Christmas just like the man in the story and all of our kids had to agree, and thus was born the tradition of the “White Envelope”. It is truly the highlight of Christmas for my husband and I. We wake up on Christmas morning and we read the letters from each of our children and their family and I must admit, that it usually brings tears to our eyes! What a beautiful way to start our Christmas Day!
This is my “White Envelope”, I made it out of fabric and it goes on the Christmas tree. You could use any white envelope, but I decorated it up and we use it year after year. All of the grand kids know exactly what it is and they get caught up in the spirit also!
It’s time once again for the visiting teaching handout for my church.
This month the message is Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Minister.
I really love this message this month, because so many great things happen when we minister to each other! We truly can be the answer to other people’s prayers and what a great feeling that is! I chose to focus on the quote from David L. Beck:
Is there something that you could do for someone else today? It could be something as simple as a smile or friendly wave. It could be visiting someone who might need you today, or it could be something big like helping someone with their yard or their house work! I don’t know about you, but I always feel better about me when I think of others! Just think about all the good that we can do today if each of us does just one simple act of service or kindness…it will be amazing!
Have a great day today serving someone else!
Love Ya!
Today for my Thursday Thought, I thought that I would give you my thought but also give you a printable to go along with that thought…
My thought is:
I had a request for some everyday jar toppers and so that is what I have for my post today. I would love it if you would print these out, put something fun in the jar and deliver it to someone…JUST BECAUSE!
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