Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Dammit. My friend is dying. What difference does it make if I serve the less fortunate, those I don’t know, those I’ve never met? Do I even care about those people any more? How can I care about strangers when I can’t help the friend I have? The friend who is “less … [Read more...]
What I Did: Fannie Mae’s Help The Homeless Walks provides a fundraising model for community non-profits working to end homelessness. For 25 years they’ve helped in the Washington DC area and have now expanded to Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, and LA. Churches, … [Read more...]
Where I Went: This week I served the less fortunate with money rather than physical labor by attending Water 1st, Beer 2nd. Water 1st is a non-profit dedicated to ending the global water crisis. Their mission statement explains their purpose: To enable the world’s poorest … [Read more...]
This week I volunteered in my school library. Please read this post I wrote back in June, when I described my feelings about our district eliminating the Library Media Specialist positions in our schools. I know I’m a little late in posting about my recent assignment. It’s … [Read more...]
Thus far in 2012 I’ve posted reflections each month end - a sum up of my thoughts on serving from the previous 4 weeks. Well here it is, October 3, and I still haven’t written about September. I’m in denial. September can’t be over! I don’t want Fall. I scroll through tons of … [Read more...]