Tote bag ministry

i'm so grateful for my friend, teresa.

every sunday night at church,
teresa blesses each child with 
his or her own special bag full 
of the yummiest treats.

teresa sets aside time once a week 
to fill up individual bags with candy
for all the kids at our church.
i asked her why she does this.
she said she likes to see
all the kids smile.
how sweet is that?

giving gifts is something i enjoy as well.

so this gave me a great ministry idea.

i'll call it...
the tote bag ministry

this ministry would be perfect 
for anyone who enjoys giving gifts. 
it would also be great for any
mom who is longing to be 
active in ministry, yet still 
has little children running around 
and not much extra time.

i always keep a basket full of gifts 
at my house for special occasions.

i rummaged through that basket 
and grabbed a handful of sweets. 

i also looked through my crafting stash
and found some white tags, a pencil,
and some washi tape.

i put them all into my tote bag and
off to the local coffee shop i went.

after ordering my tea, i pulled
out the tags and quickly got 
to work with my pencil.

each tag had a few kind words 
written on it and was decorated 
with cute birdie washi tape.

once my tea was finished, 

all the gifts were placed on the table

for the staff and i quietly snuck out.

just a little bit of kindness to 

brighten someone else's day.

these gifts were so simple and didn't 

take me much time to prepare.

*a perfect/simple ministry for 

anyone to be a part of*

since i enjoyed doing this,

i plan to keep little gifts in my 

tote bag so that wherever i go,

whenever the Holy Spirit prompts me,

i can pass along a little something 

to bless someone else.

thank you, teresa, for blessing 

my kids each week and for 

sparking such a fun ministry idea!