iServe

I had an idea Sunday during church (and yes I was listening, I can just multi-task). Our vacation has been shorten. We will still do the same things we were planning, we will simply make the trip shorter to save on hotel stays and thus be able to afford the outragous gas prices. Originally we were leaving Sunday and coming back on Friday. As of right now we will be leaving on Wednesday and coming back on Saturday.
This means several things. First, we will not be missing Sunday service. We will have a lot of riding to do in a few days and we will have 2 days before we leave with nothing to do. I am certain we could spend those days packing, planning, washing clothes, and well watching TV, but I got a better idea during service. What if we spent those 2 days teaching our kids about what it means to serve. My first thought was that we would go visit our old college pastor's and see how we could serve them...and we still might, but then I had a light bulb moment - why go away, when you could serve right here.
So here's my idea, subject to the approval and need of our pastors, our family would spend those 2 days before we go on vacation to serve at our church in whatever capacity is needed. The only catch is that it has to be something that the kids can be involved in. I don't want to leave them to go volunteer, I want them to learn the importance of serving and I want us to spend the time as a family serving...why waste your time relaxing, find a place to serve!