About a year ago my husband and I signed up our family of four to deliver Meals on Wheels once every six weeks to elderly residents around town. It seemed like the perfect family volunteer opportunity.
What we didn’t anticipate was the mutiny.
…I’m writing over at The High Calling today. Will you join me there to find out how we dealt with the Meals on Wheels mutiny?
*Image by Josh Liba. Used with permission. Sourced via Flickr.
Hey, Michelle, I popped over there from your link and couldn't find your article. Is the link right?
(LOVE that photo…)
Hi Michelle, the link took me to The High Calling, but I can't find your story. Help please!!
It's there now – sorry about that. I think the High Calling goes live with their stories later than I do here — I always forget that!
I remember reading about you and Meals on Wheels. It's still a great story. And we are always doing that around here – trying to figure out where the line of ministry crosses over into our family in ways that just work for us. It's never an easy call – either way. Whether it's choosing family over ministry, or ministry over family.
On one hand, I like that you protect your kids. I remember taking my kids down to the mission to work. They didnt like it. Tough. But that service turned to resentment, rather than appreciation. parenting isnt easy