Soup Kitchen In A Coin Wrapper

I have no idea where I was going with yesterday's post. I think about it and "oh my goodness" is produced. Plain and simple. Today I tapped into the Christmas spirit finally. Though I had the wish of working in a soup kitchen I got to do something similar. I did not know this was a long kept tradition in this household, but we have been donating loose change for ADRA missions for a while now. I do remember as a kid going around our old house looking for quarters, nickles, dimes, and yes pennies.

Some hot spots were as follows: junk drawer in the kitchen, on top of the dryer/washer in the basement, in Dad's night stand (mwahahaha), Mom's messy desk in the corner, and the best place.... *drum roll*.... the COUCH! Yes, I think it is a popular location for slippery metal items. Oh and crumbs. Icky.

Today was a little different. We are much more organized than years ago. Yes, I can say "years ago" now, I am that old. Ha. So now every time we find loose change during the year we put it in this huge pickle jar that chills in a cabinet. We also find loose change in our wallets... something I did not bother to carry around as a kid.

Though I probably will not be able to go to a soup kitchen, I will be able to help the people out in places where food and shelter is also needed. This made my heart that much lighter. God is good. I had to document the endeavor. Also this photography blog needed a picture.

Mom was also wrapping presents. For some reason the Birthday wrapping paper snuck into the picture. This goes out to all you folks who have a Birthday on or near Christmas. There needs to be that divide. :)

In other news, I think we are on for the family photoshoot on Thursday. It all depends on the schedules and weather. I really need to buck up when it comes to portraits. I can do it. I can do it. I can do it. Just like a choo-choo train. I am thankful for the opportunities that arise. They come without much effort. The effort gets put into the fun!

Oh... I also learned that a zoom lens will change the aperture when you zoom in and out. Because a telephoto lens does not usually work well at a wide aperture the camera has to compensate when I go from a wide angle to telephoto. If this is hard to understand let me know. Maybe I am the only one that has been in the dark. Fixed lenses are looking better all the time! Even if I have to get exercise in the process. Wait, exercise is good. Sweet!