“The Courage of a Mouse”

There’s a Children’s story of a mouse and a lion. A Lion is hungry one day and catches a mouse. The mouse , not wanting to die, said, “if you let me go, I will help you when you are in trouble.” The Lion replied, “what can a little mouse like you, do for me?“ The Lion decided that the mouse was very small anyway and didn‘t think it was worth eating, so he decided to let her go. A long time passed, years even! The Lion had long forgotten the encounter with the mouse. One day, the Lion was snatched up in a trap and he couldn’t get out! The mouse saw the Lion. She hasn’t forgotten her promise. The little mouse freed the Lion. The moral of the story is- even if you are small, you can still make a big impact. These past two weeks have been a learning experience. While I cannot take burdens away from those whom I serve and care about, I can make a difference. I can be a little bit of their happy. 🙂

Sunday! I taught the valiants(8 yrs. old) class for the first time! It was so fun! The topic of the lesson was on kindness. to introduce the lesson, I had the kids play hang flower (because let’s be honest-the idea of hangman is pretty morbid🤣). Basically, if they got the letter wrong, they would add a flower petal and put the letter inside. The answer to the game was, “be kind.”

Then, I had kids volunteer to read a paragraph in a story in the current ”Friend” magazine that is put out by our church. The story talks about a small girl who was being bullied at school. She came home and had a talk about it with her mother. Her mom explained that not all kids have nice homes and families. She suggested that the little girl write a nice note to the boy and also give him a piece of candy. The little girl did just that, and the little boy was nice to her from then on.

Soooooo! What did I do??? I passed out cards and had the kids write to someone that was kind to them and gave them TWO pieces of candy- one for the receiver of the card, and the other for the child so hopefully the receiver of the card gets his/her piece of candy!🤣

My favorite student

Candy stained tongues!! 😛

After Church, I stopped by the hospital to visit with Brother Kemsley and brought him chicken! You should have seen his smile!😊

Monday! Sister Ellis and I visited Sister Hadnot and brought her curry, homemade rolls, and salad. She seemed to be a lot more open with us. We challenged her to go walking. Next time we visit, if it’s not raining, I think we’ll walk with Her some.

Tuesday! Nikki and I continued to paint the gingerbread house. She’s so dramatic, and I just love her! Then, we joined the group to make candy cane crafts with beads and pipe cleaners. Ms. Pat was there. She and Mary Alice are good friends. I asked her where she’s been, and she said, “right here!” And patted the table🤣. She’s a hoot! We made jokes back and forth, and of course Mary Alice had her tissue, as usual, just a wiping away her tears of laughter. Y’all, Tuesday really is one of the best days of the week! After my lunch break, I went to see the Kemsleys! Sister Kemsley and I visited a good bit because Bob was away at a doctor’s appointment. Later when he came back, I made them tortilla soup and we watched a hallmark movie together. I felt like they were my grandparents. I love them to pieces ❤️. I spent longer than my assigned time, but I felt like it was what I was supposed to do. I felt like I was doing my calling right. I care about these two very much. I can only imagine Christ’s love for the both of them.

Here’s a couple more pictures!

Thanksgiving

My little turkey

Chill...the Milkshake bar after Lyndee Carter’s birth!

Bath and body works candle sale at 1am with Shelby, because we’re crazy! Obviously 😜

And then Denny’s at 4am afterwards

Things I’m grateful for and quotes :

“Lucy! You’re not a goat!” Thanksgiving, Deedee🌈, candy cane art, Mr. Ricky knows every song, “this takes me back!-“ to what??! The womb?!!”, hallmark Christmas movies, grocery shopping runs, “FA-I-T-H- faaaith, faaaith!” “blessed hot cocoa”, Lyndee‘s birth, being able to donate blood, Aunt Robin’s ALIVE!!!

Love, Sista Carter💕🦁🐭