ShareFest Waco

This past Saturday we participated in Sharefest Waco. Sharefest is a community wide event where area churches join together to serve and share God's love with the community. After Allie's T-ball game we met up with the group at Estella Maxie apartment complex to paint or plant flowers. Of course, Allie wanted to paint! We grabbed some brushes and paint and went with the Kennedy's to an area that hadn't been painted yet. I figured Allie would paint for about a few minutes and then be done but I was shocked and surprised at her stamina and determination to complete the job. We also painted with a little girl whose grandmother lived there. It was fun to serve and have Allie right along beside us. After painting for awhile, I went to the car and got the sidewalk chalk and bubbles that we had brought to play with. Caleb (Kennedy) and Allie wanted to invite the little girl we had met earlier to play with them. We knocked on her door and both kids asked if she could come out to play. We had talked with Allie about our reason for going and what we were going to do when we got there but to watch her in action made me smile. She shared with the kids there more than I have ever seen her share before and she always let the other kids go first. She helped with painting, drawing a hopscotch, and cleaning up. I knew she had to be tired but not once did she whine or complain. I was so proud of her! At the end of the day on the way to the car she said that she thought we were going to tell people about Jesus and that God loves them. I told her we did just not using words. We were headed to Chick-fil-A for some sweet tea when I turned around and saw that Allie was already in a deep sleep. I didn't get a chance to take pictures while we were working but when I saw her sleeping I had to capture it! It was a fun day!

Allie had paint all over her hands. She also had it in her hair, on her face...