Week 45

April 22nd, Good Friday

Paige, Emma and I started our shift at the church at 3:30!! The girls set the tables, 135 place settings. Once they finished that they were asked to make treat bags to go on top of each plate. So they got busy making 135 candy bags!! After about 30 minutes the girls were off to get the craft table ready for blowing out and dying eggs. The children guests tried blowing out the eggs for the first time ever. They were so happy and excited to do a new craft! It got messy but never once did Paige complain. When we invited a new 10 year old girl to try dyeing an egg, she shook her head and sat at her table quite nervously. By the end of the night she came up with a big smile on her face and told us about the egg she had made. So great! Dinner was served at 6:00. So many guests arrived that we had to take down the art tables to accommodate more families. We forget that for some this Easter tradition is not a number one priority, as many of our families are struggling to make ends meet and don't even have enough to feed their children and pay rent. Once everyone had gone up for their hot meal of turkey, veggies, stuffing, etc. Emma and Paige walked around and gave every child a goody bag and card that they had made. It was such an amazing thing to watch. All the kids put on their masks and gave the girls a big smile!! They worked hard until 6:45 and we finally were able to sit down and enjoy the turkey dinner too!! What a great way to spend GOOD FRIDAY!!