Christmas is a season for giving, sharing
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To the editor:
As the Christmas season is quickly approaching and my youngest son counts down the days on his chalk board, I challenge each and every one of you to give back this season.
My family and I recently spent a Saturday at the Concord Township Food Pantry working for the Sugar Tree Ridge Church of Christ. Not only was it a great opportunity to explain to my children that people are in need in our community, but it was a great opportunity for myself to be humbled by the circumstances of some of our less fortunate.
It was my first opportunity to serve in the food pantry, and what a rewarding experience I received helping others.
I went to the food pantry with several goals in mind, and one was to educate my children on the need in our community, and as often in life, my teaching moment became a lesson for me. Too often, I think we forget that some people have problems bigger than our own. On that day, my biggest worry amounted to if I was going to have enough candy to hand out at the holiday parade in Hillsboro. How minor of a worry is that compared to where is my next meal coming from?
As we carried out some canned goods for a lady, she looked at my three children as we were loading her car, and a tear welled up in her eyes. She was very thankful for what we had just given to her.
Maybe you can't work in a food pantry, or maybe you don't have the necessary funds to donate to a food pantry or to another charity, but I am sure there is something that you can do this Christmas season to give back to those who are less fortunate. One day...it could be you in that circumstance in life.
Sometimes, in order to see the beauty from a mountaintop, we have to crawl and scrape through the valley to get there. Take the time to give back in whatever manner you can this Christmas Season.
As Bing Crosby said, "Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it white."
Have a very Merry Christmas!
Sincerely,
Chad McConnaughey and Family[[In-content Ad]]
As the Christmas season is quickly approaching and my youngest son counts down the days on his chalk board, I challenge each and every one of you to give back this season.
My family and I recently spent a Saturday at the Concord Township Food Pantry working for the Sugar Tree Ridge Church of Christ. Not only was it a great opportunity to explain to my children that people are in need in our community, but it was a great opportunity for myself to be humbled by the circumstances of some of our less fortunate.
It was my first opportunity to serve in the food pantry, and what a rewarding experience I received helping others.
I went to the food pantry with several goals in mind, and one was to educate my children on the need in our community, and as often in life, my teaching moment became a lesson for me. Too often, I think we forget that some people have problems bigger than our own. On that day, my biggest worry amounted to if I was going to have enough candy to hand out at the holiday parade in Hillsboro. How minor of a worry is that compared to where is my next meal coming from?
As we carried out some canned goods for a lady, she looked at my three children as we were loading her car, and a tear welled up in her eyes. She was very thankful for what we had just given to her.
Maybe you can't work in a food pantry, or maybe you don't have the necessary funds to donate to a food pantry or to another charity, but I am sure there is something that you can do this Christmas season to give back to those who are less fortunate. One day...it could be you in that circumstance in life.
Sometimes, in order to see the beauty from a mountaintop, we have to crawl and scrape through the valley to get there. Take the time to give back in whatever manner you can this Christmas Season.
As Bing Crosby said, "Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it white."
Have a very Merry Christmas!
Sincerely,
Chad McConnaughey and Family[[In-content Ad]]