Volunteering

My siblings and I helped out at a food bank at a local church today and what an experience. I have volunteered at numerous events so this was nothing new for me. My younger brother and sister on the other hand have never really done any volunteering when physical labor was involved. Our job was to assist people with carrying the food bags to their cars/trucks. It was hot, the people being assisted were slow, and our time there interrupted lunch. I was worried for their attention span and cooperation. I just knew after about 30 minutes both would be whining and crying and complaining. But to my absolute surprise, neither once uttered a word of discomfort. All 3 of us were a little aggravated when our mother told us we had to go and especially me since I'd be going immediately after basketball practice this morning. They were there a few minutes before I was and upon my arrival, they were already taking some bags to an old lady's trunk.  I am very proud of my little babies. They worked hard and fought through the heat and piercing smell of old people (Yes. That is a patented smell). At the end of our shift, we were rewarded with food bags of our own and the satisfaction of knowing we were a big help to the people running the drive. Again, I am proud of them. Who would've thought a 12-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl would find today so fun?