Thankful Thursday - Charity

Before I start, don't forget about this week's give-away!!!

I am thankful for the charity of the women in my ward.  I found myself in a situation this week where I felt I was needed to do two very different tasks at the same time.  It was at an Enrichment Activity (a monthly activity or meeting where the women of my church get together to enrich our homes, families and ourselves).

I'm in charge of set up and clean up.  Which means that I need to be there early and stay after everybody has left.  And because I know all the plans for the meetings, I'm needed there during the meeting to make sure it goes well.

My mom decided that she wanted to go, which was great!  She usually doesn't have the energy in the evenings to get out to these kinds of things.  The only problem was, it's a ladies only thing, so my dad wouldn't be comfortable attending, and I was going to be busy throughout the night.

But then thankfully, the other ladies stepped up.  My mom called someone in the ward to help her out during the meeting and everyone was very accomodating and helpful to her.  They all saved her a space to pull in, helped her with her coat, and helped her get some dishes returned (So many families have brought dinner to my parents!  Thank you!!!).

As selfish as this sounds, it was so nice that I didn't have to worry about any of it!  The women in our ward are really wonderful!

And added to that, everywhere I turned, I saw women helping out other women or making plans to help other women.  It seemed like everyone had the Christmas spirit of love and kindness.  The best part is that I know that the love and kindness won't stop after Christmas.  These women are amazing!

So thank you everyone for helping out!  I am so grateful!