Last week I came up blank, this week I have plenty of material. I can always count on churches, especially the churches up north near the lake.
NOTE: I didn’t see that I had left the ‘G’ out of the word sign so the e-mail notification read “sin of the week.” But it is still in the url….. oops.
I found this sign in Gaylord, Michigan after dropping off one of the boats for service and winterization. Gaylord is a forty-minute drive north from the lake and on the edge of the snowline in the lower peninsula. Last season the area received over a hundred inches of snowfall and was devastated by an early spring ice storm. Our place got less than a hundred and was spared the worst of the ice storm.
The church’s message is a good reminder to be better every day. We all need help and in turn we can help one another, but together we can help a community. This church has been around a while as evidenced by the historical marker. They’ve been lifting people up for more than a hundred and fifty years.
It’s been a great week, and I finished Friday checking in the science safety agreements I handed out Tuesday. The turn in rate was pretty good at just over 70%, so I’ll be tracking down the remainder next week. For the coming week I’ll be helping my kiddos practice a few more science skills including the difference between an observation and an inference and encouraging curiosity.
I’ll be on the lookout for more signs, but I have a few more churches saved in case I come up blank again.
Today is going to be a great day. It will be busy helping people at the food pantry, then a few errands, and more to-dos than I have time, but I’ll make it count. So, I’d better jump up, jump in, and seize the day. Making the Days Count, one day at a time, helping kids learn and helping people get what they need.
Helping kids learn and helping people get what they need. That sign is perfect for you, Clay – except you are an overachiever and help far more than ONE! Beautiful! Hope you have a great week to come!
Thank Wynne, your post this morning resonated with me… I wish others would realize or learn the power of service in their life. Serving in scouts and the food pantry are just a couple of examples where I have developed roots and deeper connections in my life. Have a wonderful Wednesday. Peace.
It is sad but true, peace.
We all need to remember the message you found on that sign!
Thank you Kathy. We help people in so many ways and there are so many opportunities to do so. Have a great week, you are going to make it count!
I kind of like the “Sin of the Week” too. Made me open the post, that’s for sure!
it probably is a ‘sin’ not to be helpful! I’ll have to be more careful with my editing. I am usually pretty good with the content, I’ve never double check the title. Something new to add to my list! Have a wonderful week.
I love it that your sign of the week, which seems to be delivering such a worthwhile message, was originally your ‘Sin of the Week’. But you went and corrected it!
I had to laugh and wince all at the same time! It is a good reminder what power lies within us. I shared the message with my crew at the food pantry where we are helping people – this week we helped 471 families and more than 2000 people. The need for food is unfathomable…. and I see it every time I go to the grocery store and look at the bill then glance at what I am taking home. Enjoy your weekend!
Yes. Sadly food banks are a growing fact of life in so called ‘wealthy’ countries. A good weekend for us – I hope for you too.