Ministry Hours. . .

My ministry hours were split up into three different things which include, advising youth, writing letters to women in the church, and tutoring kids in math and spelling. 
There have been many ladies this year who have greatly encouraged me.  They have given so much.  It may have been time, food, energy, transportation, prayers, you name it.  All of them are so giving so I wanted to give back.  I don’t have much to offer really, but I thought that I should at least let them know how much I appreciate them all so, I wrote them little letters thanking them for being who they are.  After I did this I wanted to add a little something extra.  It is a work in progress, but I plan to make some sort of baked item and pretty it up for them.  I want it to be special to let them know how influential and inspirational they are.  The letters alone took about 3 hours altogether (there was a lot of stopping and starting due to the schedule)  Making the rest will probably take another couple of hours.

The rest of my service hours were spent tutoring kids with their schooling.  This was certainly an adventure.  First I helped these two girls who were ten and eleven.  They were working on spelling.  Now, it has been a long while since I have had to take spelling classes, and I am a horrible speller, so I was a bit nervous.  Luckily, there were directions and rules so all I needed to do was explain the rules and assist them as they worked on their papers. 

The next day I helped two boys with math, specifically subtraction.  I thought that this would be no big deal.  I can subtract, I have been doing it for like 15 years. . .I realized that I have been heavily relying on my calculator for the majority of those years.  I actually had to jolt my memory and remember how to subtract double digit numbers, I know this is pathetic, but its true.  Anyways once I got my brain working again, I was able to help these boys with their math problems.  It was interesting to watch them work them out.  They both have ADHD so I had to keep capturing their attention and regaining their focus.  They are both very smart and able to do well, as long as they are occupied and their minds are engaged.