I’ll admit it, my kids are spoiled! Not that they are misbehaving creatins, they are really good kids. But, there is one area that we need to work on – WORK! My kids have far less chores than I did when I was growing up just because they are involved in so many other activities.
In order to remedy this, I have decided not just to add more chores, but to have them be involved in a couple of service projects where they can actually help others and learn the value of work at the same time.
Service - Cleaning
This past week, a number of families from our church decided to deep clean the entire church. We do not employ a cleaning service at the church, so it is up to the members to help out. Armed with cleaning supplies, we headed down to the church. Assignments were handed out, even to the smaller children and we started.
Some of the men were tasked with moving some industrial equipment that was in closets and throwing it in the dumpsters. They also helped trim trees and chop up dead branches in the back of the church. The rest of us took our cleaning supplies and started cleaning walls, bathrooms, classrooms and the gym. We had a number of vacuums cleaners running at the same time as well.
After about four hours of cleaning, we stopped and had a great lunch! We were all pretty tired, but we had fun at the same time. My kids did a great job and were really proud of themselves!
Now, we are trying to think of other service projects that help benefit our community.
