holiday giving

the kids wait for their friends outside the assisted living home

(to deliver holiday cards they made)

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Playgroups come in all sizes and forms and we've enjoyed many of the different kinds, but my favorite is the one we're currently involved in. It's a large group of moms and their children, yet we've become good friends with many of them and have formed smaller groups within the larger whole. The big group of (60!) moms is really great because we have a large resource of information available since we all have different interests, there are varying opportunities for ourselves and our children and - for this special group - there is the ability to give back in so many different ways. Again this holiday season we were able to give a needy family a wonderful Christmas, we've donated books to establish a library at a shelter for women and children, we've given boxes upon boxes of toys and non-perishable foods to different agencies and so much more. The generosity ramps up over the holidays, but we all find ways throughout the year to give back in smaller ways. It's important to me that Thomas and Meredith be compassionate, giving and, most of all, thankful for what they have.