Thanksgiving is upon us, and I've spent the morning doing phone calls...getting some things squared away, but, what I have loved the most was leaving messages...talking to different groups...etc...about where Rob, myself, and Miss Natalie can serve on Thanksgiving Day. Aiden will be with his Dad part of the day until it's time for our evening dinner...but, the three of us intend on giving back.
I'm so excited to be in the presence of those who need our service...I'm excited to serve someone who needs to be served...
I've seen so much on the news lately concerning the homeless population in America, in fact, I heard today that it's at an all time high...and one of the most staggering statistics states that 1 in every 30 children is homeless or has been homeless within the past year. It breaks my heart, children are innocent and I really believe each little innocent face deserves a warm meal, shelter, and love. I guess Thanksgiving Day will be our day to reach out to all of the people we possibly can. I look at my two children and thank God so often that they are safe, happy, healthy, WARM, and that their little tummies are always full. I think we are so often overwhelmed by the luxuries in life (and I'm not exempt from that) that we forget the basics are REALLY important...to someone near by, the basics could be a big luxury.
I was talking the other day about a pair of boots I wanted...and, while I still want the boots...I sit here almost embarrassed. My side of the closet is FULL of shoes...clothes....scarves....etc...some are walking the streets barefooted. There are some BABIES, and children who are sleeping in homeless camps in the woods, and I will tell you that the high here in Springfield Missouri today is 26 degrees. THAT'S THE HIGH! I sit here writing you thinking about my kids...my daughter who is in her fleece PJ's, in her warm bed, and resting peacefully...my son who is at school...warm...getting a great education...and then my heart goes to the babies and children living on the street...enduring this bitter cold...hungry.
So, I'm waiting on several call's back concerning where we will help out Thanksgiving Day! God has put it in my heart to be out there....because if I don't....if WE don't...who will?
I'm so excited to be in the presence of those who need our service...I'm excited to serve someone who needs to be served...
I've seen so much on the news lately concerning the homeless population in America, in fact, I heard today that it's at an all time high...and one of the most staggering statistics states that 1 in every 30 children is homeless or has been homeless within the past year. It breaks my heart, children are innocent and I really believe each little innocent face deserves a warm meal, shelter, and love. I guess Thanksgiving Day will be our day to reach out to all of the people we possibly can. I look at my two children and thank God so often that they are safe, happy, healthy, WARM, and that their little tummies are always full. I think we are so often overwhelmed by the luxuries in life (and I'm not exempt from that) that we forget the basics are REALLY important...to someone near by, the basics could be a big luxury.
I was talking the other day about a pair of boots I wanted...and, while I still want the boots...I sit here almost embarrassed. My side of the closet is FULL of shoes...clothes....scarves....etc...some are walking the streets barefooted. There are some BABIES, and children who are sleeping in homeless camps in the woods, and I will tell you that the high here in Springfield Missouri today is 26 degrees. THAT'S THE HIGH! I sit here writing you thinking about my kids...my daughter who is in her fleece PJ's, in her warm bed, and resting peacefully...my son who is at school...warm...getting a great education...and then my heart goes to the babies and children living on the street...enduring this bitter cold...hungry.
So, I'm waiting on several call's back concerning where we will help out Thanksgiving Day! God has put it in my heart to be out there....because if I don't....if WE don't...who will?