Today brought a trip with some of my senior-level psychology students to the Renucci House, which is part of DeVos Children's hospital. This house basically provides lodging and meals at little or no cost to family members of patients, and it is an amazing place of refuge and hope. My students and I baked an assortment of holiday goodies to share with the residents, so we spent the afternoon packaging the goodies in tins and sharing a bit of holiday cheer. I must say that I am very blessed to work with such wonderful young adults who love Jesus and, thus, love others. They gave of their own time, money and talents to make these holidays a bit brighter for people who are suffering and worried about loved ones, and I am very proud of them. Anyone who thinks that college students are just about self-centeredness, partying, and sleeping around needs to come over and spend some time with my Cornerstone students. They are truly quality people who have their heads on straight and love Jesus with all of their heart.
Today also brought the opening of the 2nd advent house door, which contained Hersey candy cane kisses. It's amazing that the kids don't really care what is in there, it's just the special treat of opening the door to the surprise. Truth be told...those kisses have been in my canister for months, and the kids have searched through that very canister many times, sifting past those kisses looking for a better treat. But tonight, they were looked at as a prize (tricky Mom!). We also made some cute snowmen with personality; Kennedy made hers with lots of glitz and attitude, while Hayden said his was a "Cool Rocker" snowman with long black hair. Love it.
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