Come all ye' faithful

Wow. It is only Tuesday and I literally feel so moved this week. Starting Sunday, I went with Hallie and Jon to LC Edmond Campus, and that was my first run in with what God is trying to tell me. The message was about Giving, and how blessed your life can be when you give. Sunday night, Hallie, Tiff and I went to see The Blind Side---talk about such a touching story, I literally laughed and cried. Monday night, I had a really rough night. I was feeling really selfish and angry. As my birthday and Christmas are approaching there are so many things that I want, and I was frustrated by my lack of money. To be honest, this has been the poorest times financially I HAVE ever had in my young years of life. I have to constantly remind myself that I am a college student with a part time job, and it is a normal lifestyle. But that does not always satisfy my want for things. So in my selfish moment last night I was crying to Price about how financially stressed I have been. Only to be slapped in the face with brutal honesty when I came to work today.

For Christmas, Green Goodies has decided to adopt a family to help with their Holiday needs, and Tiffany received the information about the family, that literally caused tears to stream from my face. My heart is breaking for this family, and I am sure that there are so many out there like this on this Holiday season. For starters this family has two daughters and have taken in a 3 year old little boy. The father is terminally ill, and the mother just lost her job.They have no electricity and no heat. They barely have any food and the parents make sure the children are fed before they eat, and last night the parents SPLIT a dollar menu McDonald's burger. I can feel the tears form again as I write. I feel like God is using these things in my life to show me how RICH I am, I have a home, I have heat. I have electricity. I have food. I have a CAR. I have a job. I am blessed by my family, and my friends. I have a fiance who calls me just to tell me I am beautiful and he is thinking about me. I may not have much in my bank account, but I am no where close to being poor. On December 15Th, my 21st birthday and NATIONAL CUPCAKE day, all of the proceeds from Green Goodies are going to help this family. Please tell your friends, and come in and buy a cupcake. We really want to make a difference in their life.

This is what life is about people. We are here to give. We are here to bless others. Our purpose on this Earth is not for our self. When did we start putting profit before people?

I am reminded of the story I heard from Price's Christmas party this last weekend. He is working part time for a remodel company, and their employees took a 10% pay cut instead of firing an employee in this struggling economy! This story makes me want to jump up and down screaming "THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS ABOUT"

It takes me right back to the idea of Consumption....Do we define our purchases or do our purchases define us?

My prayer for all of you this week---is that you open your eyes to the world around you, and see the blessings before you, I pray that you hug your family, I pray that you see how blessed you are to have food at your dinner table. I ask that God softens your heart and allows you to GIVE more than you have ever given.