Our care group decided to bake cookies and bring them to a few select people in the church. Mostly those with young kids, or people whom we knew the names of. We decorated cookies and then headed out in search of their homes.
It was surprising how thankful people were for such a simple gesture. We got comments such as, "I was craving something sweet and didn't have anything in the house! Thank you!" Or, "We were making lunches and realized there weren't any cookies or sweets. We are thankful for these cookies." Or my personal favorite was overheard as I answered the phone, "Mommy, can I please have another cookie?" Followed by a grateful parent.
As a care group, it was a fun opportunity to spend some time together, enjoying each others decorating skills (or lack there of). We enjoyed driving down the same road numerous times trying to find someones address. We liked guessing if people would answer the door at 9 or 10 at night to sometimes "strangers." We thought it was funny as we wondered if raccoons or dogs would eat the cookies if we left them on some one's door step since they weren't home (the recipient got them just fine). We relished in the requests for carol singing, yet spared everyone the horror. But most of all, we enjoyed the service experience. Spreading a little bit of cheer to people who didn't expect it.
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