I don't have any pictures of the actual activity because I was too busy being with the kids, but the picture is evidence of what we made. For a while now, I've been wanting to make cinnamon-applesauce Christmas tree ornaments with some kids and this was a great opportunity! We made the ornaments after our yummy homemade pizza (I was a really good sport and ate most of the mushrooms on my piece). The kids had fun picking out what shapes they wanted to use and then pressing the cutter into the dough. Then, we cleared the living room of all furniture and brought in our mattresses and snuggled down to watch "Facing the Giants." I'd never seen it before. It was sweet though. What was even sweeter was having A snuggle with me and her little sister D fall asleep leaning on me. I was so happy I could have died. I wished we could have stayed that way all night. Have I ever told you how much I LOVE Roblealto? It was really fun and special to be with the kids and get to spend some time with just those 10. This coming Friday I'll be at the Nido again (where I had Thanksgiving) for their Christmas party and last night at the Bible Home for the year. They'll all go home for about a month of vacation. You can be praying for that! More on the blog!Love,
Carrie
Roblealto staff are superheroes that run a marathon every day. The instructors, teachers at the school at the Bible Home and the substitute/foster moms have the most direct contact with the children, but even still, the members of the interdisciplinary teams, house helpers at the Bible Home, and even all the administrative staff have so much work to do and it is NOT easy! They get national holidays off, and 3 other flex days during the year, but other than that, this upcoming Christmas break is IT for the year. Needless to say, it is a desperately needed vacation! Good for them, and sort of good for the families we serve-it provides them with a time to be together. But, also, it can be really hard for the families. They might get vacation too- but no work means no money, and money is hard for them to come by anyway. So, we do our best to help. Over the past few weeks we've been raising money for food baskets for about 110 (approximately, maybe more like 130) of the families we serve. (We serve a total of about 700 children, many of them have 1-4 siblings in our programs as well, so though not every family gets a basket, a good portion of them do). This food will help them make it through vacation without going hungry, and I'm not exaggerating. Moms have told us they've never had that much food in their house before. What a beautiful way to bless these families and show them that we care for them and that God loves them and will always provide for them! You can also be praying for these families because during vacation, all the typical family brokenness, stress and issues are still there and they always need prayer. But, I think they need prayer especially because these things are often magnified/intensified during holidays and make things a little more difficult and bittersweet than desired. So, please remember them in your prayers! Thanks!
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