Seriously, when did this happen? Apparently I missed the memo. Today is Monday, and on Thursday is Thanksgiving. We're hosting. It will be fine really. I can just serve turkey and wine right? That's all I really want anyway... well, maybe that and pumpkin cheesecake. Then there's Christmas - don't even get me started with that. We did hang twinkle lights inside our house yesterday and it's very festive feeling. I may never take them down. If I leave them up all year, do they still qualify as Christmas lights?
The reason why I've been so distracted and not really noticing the holidays is that I'm working on a few projects for needy families. It's taking a lot of my time and energy and while I love that I can help, I'm hitting that wall of never feeling like I can do enough. I'm trying not to get discouraged, but what I am right now is sad. Sad that there's so many hungry kids here in my community and across the globe. Sad that there are children who are homeless here in my town. Sad that so many people choose not to see all this need and choose not to help. Angry that for all we try to do to help, it's never enough. I love my church and I'm organizing these projects as a way to reach out to our community through the church, but sometimes it's overwhelming.
Time to pray and get some rest - hopefully tomorrow will be brighter!
"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." Romans 5:3-5
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