C.J.'s service

I've been trying to bring up concepts of service as often as possible with the kids. Last week C.J. had had enough. "No More Talking About Service!!" Hoping I hadn't turned him off to the entire idea of doing service, I decided to change my vocabulary. I'll just talk about "being kind", "helping out", and other terms to talk about service incognito.

Two days after his outburst, C.J. greeted me with such excitement when I picked him up from day care.  "Mom, I did so much service today!" Carrie reported that yes, indeed, he had picked up and put away all the sleeping mats and blankets without even being asked, among other helpful things that day. I'm proud of him--he's getting it!