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Saving the universe one project at a time!
Today’s lesson comes from my friend Brittany. She is my super talented friend who is the worlds best decorater!!! You should follow her on Pinterest, Instagram and her Blog!!
Thank You Amanda for inviting me to participate in the 14 day walk with Christ. I am really excited to share an amazing experience of service that as a family we have been able to participate in.
This past month I was browsing Instagram and came across a heartbreaking story of a little girl named “Kycie” she is 4 years old. (You can follow their story on Instagram @JandJterry) We have a little 4 year old in our family as well so it really made us stop and take a moment as we watched her story unfold. This sweet little girl who was thought to have the flu, however she didn’t start getting better in fact she worsened and started to have seizures. She ended up being life-flighted to Primary Children’s Hospital. The Dr’s diagnosed her with type 1-diabetes and after the damaging seizures thought she may have permanent brain damage as well.
Meet Kycie:
I have been so impressed with the constant faith and optimism this family shows. They just recently posted this picture:
Her mom writes: If we have faith in Jesus Christ the hardest as well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing. The Savior has carried Kycie (and each one of us) through this journey in our life. And for that, I am grateful.
As I read each of her updates on Instagram I can feel her love for her daughter, it radiates off the page. It reminds me of a song there is sunshine in my soul today.
As a family we decided that we needed to show the Terry family some love and support and to let them know we are praying for them and thinking of their sweet little girl Kycie.
We put together a little care package and each of my kids wrote a letter to Kycie and her family. We wanted to send a little light and a little sunshine to their family, in their time of need.
Thanks to the Terry family we have been trying to take more time to love each other and give extra tight hugs every night, and of course thank our Heavenly Father for the many blessings we receive each day.
To read more about the Terry family please visit Kisses for Kycie on Facebook.
Nothing says family unity like cooking in the kitchen! Today’s service project is making dinner for someone. Think of someone you know that could use a little break from the dinner-time routine. It could be new mother, someone who was recently sick or in the hospital, or it could just be a family with young children and you know the mom would love a night off! Who ever it is – get ready for some fun in the kitchen!
For our meal we smoked pulled pork, made coleslaw and then baked our famous banana cake. I am sharing the recipe with you!!! I literally get requests for it! Even if you don’t have time to make and entire dinner, you could make the cake or other baked items.
I also included this little kitchen towel I made. You can read how to make it here.
I made these little printable tags you can download and print. One is for if someone is not feeling well, the other is for a general Happy Easter message 🙂
Instead of just having mom or dad go drop the meal off, we all went together. Aren’t we cute! I love this quote from President Spencer W. Kimball:
I love to give handmade gifts!!!!! Sometimes you just need a cult little somthin’ to give a friend. This is the perfect project!! Literally, 5 minutes!
Supplies:
Kitchen/Tea towel yardage, or purchased tea/kitchen towel
Scrap of fabric for the bunny, mine is from Riley Blake Designs
Piece of ric rac & lace slightly longer than the width of the towel
Piece of Heat n Bond Lite
Sizzix Big Shot (or you can hand cut any shape you want)
I love this towel yardage – it’s hemmed along the sides. All you have to do is cut the desired length and add hems to the ends. It comes in many colors and patterns. You could totally use a white tea towel, or other kitchen towel! I cut mine at about 3/4 yard long,
Iron the Heat n Bond Lite to the back of the fabric. Run it through the Big Shot – or hand cut the shape. Peel off the backing paper. Using spray n bond (or pins) position the lace and the ric rac. I run the edges of my ric rac through a flame to seal the edges. Tuck the ends in or around the back of the towel. Stitch in place. Iron the bunny into place and top stitch 2 times around it.
And it’s done! I want to make a stack of them! Wouldn’t they make cute Easter gifts! I better get sewing!!
Hello! It’s Ginger from Ginger Snap Crafts! I am so excited to be back here with Amanda & all of YOU participating in the 14 days of Christ series ~ service addition! I think it’s a wonderful thing to do with your family this Easter season! I’m so glad Amanda organizes this each year. 🙂 Speaking of family ~ I have a fun, wild & crazy one that’s for sure! ha! 😉 My husband & I have 5 beautiful & active children ages 17 to 5. They sure do keep it interesting around here. They also have really cheesy grins! ha! 🙂 Which brings me to our service idea that was centered all around smiling! 😉
Purpose: We have been struggling (I’m sure we are not alone!) with our kiddos saying mean things to each other & not being kind. So I decided to create an evening where we could learn how to say kind words to each other, give a smile to someone & make each other smile. When you make someone smile it really is beautiful thing!
Songs:
When we got home we packed up the toothbrushes in a box!
Today’s lesson focus on Sharing Goodness through Social Media. Does your family look like this?
I know we are like most families and Social Media is a big part of life. Even if you don’t want it to be, it still is. Instead of keeping my children away from social media, I use it as a learning tool. It is a great way to have so many discussions. If they learn now how to navigate the world of social media safely, they are more likely to continue those patterns into adulthood. Use today’s lesson as a springboard to discussions with your children about the good and bad of Social Media. Ask them to share experiences they have encountered personally or experiences their friends have had. Talk about these #ShareGoodness Tips:
For the service part of this lesson, take some time and asks each family member to write 10 positive posts or comments on their social media sites. If you have young children, help them send emails or write comments on your accounts to people they know and love such as grandparents, aunts or uncles. So much of the time we are “takers” on social media – checking how many comments we have or how many “likes” we have. It is important to give of ourselves in this virtual world. Set goals on how each member of the family can #ShareGoodness each day.
Today’s post is by Mique from the 30 Handmade Days blog. Mique is one amazing gal. She and I live in the same town and have been friends for over 10 years. She is the queen of printables, organization, photography, craftyess, and ideas for Random Acts of Kindness. You should definitely check out her blog, follow her on Pinterest, FB, and Instagram!!
The inspiration for these activities comes from this scripture and these quotes. You can use them in your family lesson to introduce the activity.
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Matthew 22:36–40).
“Spiritual strength frequently comes through selfless service.” – President Thomas S. Monson
“As we obey His commandments and serve our fellowmen, we become better disciples of Jesus Christ.” -Elder Daniel L. Johnson
Mique is sharing some of her fabulous printables for quick little gifts you can take a friend, neighbor, teacher, or anyone that needs a little sunshine in their day. Involve your family as you choose a project you want to make. Click on the picture for a complete instructions and to download the printable. Have everyone in the family suggest someone they would like to take one to.
Click HERE for more of Mique’s Random Acts Of Kindess Ideas!!
Watch the short video Lessons I Learned As A Boy to conclude your evening.
Do you and your fur-baby love to quilt together? We want to hear about it! We are promoting the #KittyQuilter on Instagram as a way to connect to all the wonderful friends and fury friends out there we might no know yet. Tina from @emilyannskloset who blogs over at One Little Pooh and I have become friends through our quilty-kitty photos on Instagram. Even though we live on opposite coasts we know our felines would be best friends. We want to get to know you and your kitties! So, post post your quilty-kitty photos and tag them #kittyquilter. You just might win a prize!!!
Our Savior gave Himself in unselfish service. He taught that each of us should follow Him by denying ourselves of selfish interests in order to serve others.
“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it” (Matthew 16:24–25; see also Matthew 10:39).
Service Bunnies – Hop To It!
I have been sewing these little bunnies last week for this little idea I had. If you want to make your own, here is where I got the pattern. You can also use store-bought bunnies, paper bunnies, or bunnies you already have.
The idea is to begin with one bunny. Tell your family that the little bunny is going to help bring some love into your home. Ask for a volunteer who wants to begin. That person then takes the bunny and thinks of something nice or thoughtful he/she can do for someone in the family. After that person has done their little act of service, the bunny is placed on the recipient’s bed.
That person is then next for the service task. What they don’t know is that bunnies tend to multiply. Give it a few days and then introduce another bunny. Keep the bunnies hopping around to each person in the family.
Then a few more days, introduce another bunny – until you have more bunnies then you can handle! At the end of the 2 weeks, hopefully there will be a little more peace in your home and the children get to each keep a bunny as a reminder to have more love in our families.