Tuesday, February 25: Cultivating Compassion

In our last meeting, we discussed ways to bring new and old traditions into the routine of our little families. For me, I have always wondered how to incorporate charity into our family's daily habits. This goes beyond encouraging my children to treat each other with kindness. How can I extend that to those less fortunate around us? Should we participate in Operation Christmas Child? Should we give money to every homeless person we meet? Should we volunteer at a local shelter or food bank? 

Young children are naturally egocentric, so when is the right time to start? If I start "now," when they are young, will they even understand the concepts, or will it be better to wait until they are "ready?" When will that be?

My fellow mamas, the time is now. It is always now. Please join us to learn the many ways how. 

MEETING TOPIC: Cultivating Compassion

WHEN: Tuesday, 2/25 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Fellowship Hall at Calvary Bible Church (3245 Kalmia Ave., Boulder, CO 80301)

FOOD will be provided by Joanna's table (thank you!)

As always, we will start with a prayer and welcome message before we settle in to play "High/Low" at our tables while enjoying our meal.

After watching a short video honoring the hard work of stay-at-home moms (all moms, really), we will get to work on a compassion/craft project for the single moms served by Real Choices. 

Then, Kirsty Sarris will give a talk called, "Cultivating Compassion in Young Kids." Kirsty attends Calvary Bible Church's Erie campus and is the homeschooling mom of two young boys (ages 7 and 4). She will share the story of how she has executed "Missions from our Couch," in which her family explores ways to help the poor of the earth without leaving home. One of the biggest impacts on her family has been the ministry of Compassion International in terms of engaging her kids with other children that live in poverty. This is blog post explains a little part of her journey with this ministry. Kirsty is excited to share how this small change has blessed and changed her family in ways that she never expected.

We will finish our day with discussion time and brief announcements for our next meeting. 

See you on Tuesday!
Sheryl