
Elisabeth graduates from high school this week so my lunch-packing days have come to an end. I took a few minutes to figure out how many lunches I'd prepared since 1988 when our oldest entered first grade. It's over 6400 minus the few times the three girls purchased their meals. Almost every day I bagged up sandwiches, fruit, and pretzels or chips . . . and sometimes, I'd tuck in something special to remind them of my love.

Fish and bread.

Can you imagine this mother's surprise when her young son burst in the door that evening shouting the story of how his little lunch fed so many people? We have no way of knowing what will happen with the most ordinary of offerings.
So let's not hold back. Even the simplest of gifts may reach far and wide. You never know what God will do!
See also: http://www.sarahlynnphillips.com/2015/02/loaves-and-fish.html
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So encouraging to read as a mom. Let us not hold back! May God multiply even our small, ordinary efforts to love our kids. Thank you, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteThanks to a fellow mom! Blessings to you.
DeleteThank you for this, Sarah. I feel the same way about the little ordinary things we do each day. If done for our Lord, they are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAppreciate your note, Daylin--and the ministry you have with your family and your community. Blessings to you this week . . .
DeleteThanks Sarah, for this beautiful reminder that our simplest "offerings" such as packing lunches, when done with love reap the greatest blessings--often more than we ever realize! It blessed me to read this today.
ReplyDeleteSo nice to read your thoughts, Cheryl. Thanks for your good words.
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