The MomCo at Grace Church

  we are going to be packing shoeboxes to send across the world with Samaritan's Purse ministries: Operation Christmas Child. If you'd like to find out more about them here is  their website .  All of the information listed below is also on  our linktree.   If you would like to participate, there are a variety of ways you can get involved.  One - You can pack a shoebox with your family. At our last meeting some of you grabbed a label for the shoebox with details on how to pack it. There were also special coloring sheets for your child(ren) to fill out to send inside the shoebox. You can use a shoebox from home. purchase a small plastic bin around the same size, or get a box from us at our November 14th meeting.  If you'd like more info on how to pack a box  follow this link  You can also see the attached graphics.  Please be sure to follow the guidelines, there are a number of items that are not acceptable (like candy, toothpas...

 Navigating Grief By Melodi Leih We stood in line over an hour for a roller coaster. I watched it go forward and backward many times. I got this. No big deal.     It was our turn. I stepped in and contemplated stepping out, but I didn’t. I sat down, pulling the restraint as tight as I could against my chest. As soon as I was locked in, I changed my mind. Before I could say “No, let me off, I don’t want to do this,” the ride took off.  Like being shot from a cannon, I screamed until I had no voice, wishing the whole time I could get off.    I felt this again when my mom died. My insides felt like they were back on that ride. All I could do was scream and cry, “I don’t want to do this.” That same feeling came the day of her funeral. We pulled up to the cemetery. I slowly got out of the car. As I rounded the back of the car, I could see her casket. In my mind that just did not seem right. This is not really happening. My daughter approached and I simply s...