This year, we decided to help our children understand the meaning of Easter in a new way. (I must say though, the kids are pretty smart on the whole meaning of things - I think being immersed in the faith on a daily basis, as they are - not only at home, but at school too - gives them a greater understanding and grasp on things!) Anyway, this year I felt moved to take a chick off the bulletin board. WHAT?! Yes, I know it sounds weird - here's the story:
Our church has a bulletin board that we put up at Easter time.
On the board is a paper "chick" with a name, age and male/female on it.
These are children at our local hospital that will be receiving chemo treatment on Easter.
Sad, I know. But what father said about them is what really moved me: that not only does this brighten the childs' day, but it helps the family to know that there are others out there that care for them and it lessens their load. Yeah, how could you NOT be affected after hearing it put like that?
So, our child is Jodi, age 16. The children are all excited to put together a basket for her. Daughter #2 insisted that she have a stuffed animal in there (because she's in the hospital, and you NEED a stuffed animal if you're there!). So Jodi's basket consists of: "grass", popcorn, granola bars, 2 different bags of Easter candy, a stuffed lamb, 2 bags of Jelly Bellys (one is Cold Stone Creamery flavored -YUM!) and a five dollar bill stuffed towards the bottom. I know that some of this is very (un)Easter-like ... but there was also a list of suggestions as to what to put in the basket - so we used the list to help us! We hope it brightens her day! :)
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That's such a wonderful thing to do! I can't imagine how it would be to be in the hospital receiving chemo on Easter. It would brighten a child's day. May God bless you and your family!
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