Our Christmas Service Project

Today was the day we took the blankets into the kids to have them tie them and later deliver them to the University of Utah Hospital. We were worried we might not have enough time to get them all tied and ready but those kids proved us wrong. They were so eager and so excited to get these ready for those babies. We were able to take them up to the hospital this afternoon and deliver them to the nurses from Labor and Delivery. What a touching moment it was. The kids sang "The Holly and the Ivy" and then personally handed over those blankets that they had tied. As we were leaving I watched one of the nurses hand over the first blanket to a mom and baby just being discharged from the hospital. It certainly solidified the reason for the season. Seeing the true meaning of Christmas through the eyes of the 5th grade kids brought tears to my eyes. I hope this is something they always remember and when they think of Christmas they think of the giving and not the receiving.