I'm starting to wonder if this 40 day journey is for me or my kids. It seems like my kids are learning a lot about volunteering and the reason why all of us should volunteer. To be honest here, I don't know why some people who can volunteer just don't volunteer. It only takes a few minutes of your day to make a difference in the life of another person, quite possibly the world.
We were at reading lab yesterday and an opportunity arose to be able to help another child succeed with their reading goals. I went over to her desk to help her and the first thing my daughter tells me..."why are you helping her, you don't even know her". Now, you have to remember that she is only 6 and probably jealous because I usually go to reading lab to help her and her brother. (That's what I had to tell myself to get over the shock.) I didn't understand why she didn't get me helping someone else, but I do have an extra 34 years on her, so that might make a bit of a difference...just a bit.
After we left reading lab, I spoke to my daughter and son and told them why it's so important to volunteer. That sometimes grown-ups have to help other people because volunteers might be busy helping someone else. If we all help each other, the world would be a happier place and that trickles down, from parent to child to friend. I know I would want someone to help my daughter if I wasn't there and she agreed. I'm not sure if she agreed because she wanted me to stop talking so she can go and play or if she really understood what I was trying to tell her. Either way, I have 30 more days to go and 30 possible opportunities to teach my children some wonderful lessons along the way.
Until tomorrow, make someone's day by volunteering, even if it's just for 5 minutes.
Christina
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