First Charity Project

Every year our ward has a service project where we spend the morning working at our local food bank. This year we decided to bring Dylan along. We projected a 50/50 chance of chaos. I couldn't have been more proud of Dylan than I was today. He rolled up his sleeves and got to work along with the "big boys" from the young men organization. About half way through, they called us in to the break room for a snack of donuts and milk which was the bawm for a 6 year old kid. Dylan was super impressed at how "cool" it was to work in a warehouse with all of the forklifts and large open spaces. Of course at the end there was a bit of a tantrum because Dylan didn't want to leave. Screaming and crying asside, it was a wonderful experience. I feel bad that I have underestimated Dylan's capacity for service up to this point. With little kids, I always expect the worst possible behavior in such situations. I guess I'm so use to the daily battle to get Dylan to clean his room or do anything resembling "work" that I thought that this was his static response to all work. I forget how pure and good children are when it comes to serving others. Dylan asked if we could come back and do it again to which I heartily replied yes! I'm really thankful for the opportunity our family had to work together for the good of others today. I guess now I'm going to have to get off of my duff and plan opportunities for service more frequently for our family.