Many people who hear our story respond with things like, "oh you are special people", and other words of praise for us, but every time I hear those words I want to shout "No I am not special, I just said yes"... that's all. Yes to the command to do something to care for those who are outcasts, widows and orphans. I brought home a beautiful little girl, who has blessed my life and my family. She is the amazing one, she survived for three and a half years with out being able to speak a word or understand the world around her. She lived being moved from place to place, with people she came to know and trust disappearing and not even knowing why or where they went. She is amazing and special, and there are millions more just like her. Many like her labeled special needs, many of them will never know what it means to be sheltered in Daddies arms or know the love of a mother. They will never have know the love of Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents. You are not to old, or to poor or too busy, you are good enough, it doesn't matter if your kids are grown, or u have 3 or 10 at home, you can DO SOMETHING. Everyone on facebook this month is posting all they are thankful for, and it is beautiful. I don't want to belittle it. I just want us to step outside of or own selfish worlds, stop counting our own blessings and share them with someone who needs them way more than we do. Why store up and count the love of a family?, you have a wonderful family? Share it with a child a widow, an outcast. Open your heart and your home and your life, not for a day or a week, or a month but for the rest of your life. This month is not only Thanksgiving, but National Adoption Month, and Sunday was Orphan Sunday, but many people didn't know. They walked through their day never thinking of those who need their love so desperately. We all do it, we get caught up in our lives until God sends something our way to awaken us. Sometimes we stay awake, and sometimes we go back to sleep dreaming about our own blessings. God keep us awake, let the faces of those who need your love flash before us so many times a day we cannot forget. God I pray for everyone who reads this blog, or knows someone who reads this blog, that you light a fire in there hearts, show us what we can do. Your love was never meant to be bottled and inventoried. We are to be open vessels overflowing with your love to all around us. Show us what we can do, today and everyday.
Love you all....
Kathy
