Yesterday was incredible! How cool that Christmas fell on a Tuesday this year! :) Once I realized several weeks ago that Christmas was going to fall on a Tuesday I put the word out and started collecting coats, hats, mittens, blankets and $5 gift cards to Steak-n-Shake and McDonald's. People were very generous and I was able to collect tons of winter clothing/accessories. I also received enough donations to purchase $200 worth of gift cards. I even had enough cash left over to cover bologna for sandwiches this week! Ha! It's a Christmas gift to my homeless friends...no PB&J! :)
Honestly, I wasn't sure how my kids would react when I told them that Christmas fell on a Tuesday this year and I wanted all of us to go downtown just like I do every Tuesday to serve our homeless friends at the park. They were overjoyed which was VERY cool! Then when I mentioned it to Rachelle she was completely on board with her family and the entire Lorch family wanted to join us too! My mom even came with us!!!
We were there for a few hours passing out everything we had collected from some very generous people, serving lunches and hot chocolate and simply spending time with our downtown friends. It was a beautiful time and I could not have imagined a better way to spend Christmas Day!
