This Christmas season my family was able to participate in a Sub4Santa. It was a wonderful experience. My brother found a family with six kids (including a handicapped adult) and a single mother struggling after leaving an abusive relationship. This mother was trying to better the life for her and her kids by going to college and did not have a job. She was having a hard time keeping her family afloat, financially and emotionally. This family rung true with my own in the way that we have six kids in my family. It was so humbling to know that what my family provided this family, we would be their Christmas. During and after this experience, I often think about how truly blessed I am. I never had to worry about my parents finances, their relationship, and how we were going to make it to the next day as a family. I always had a Christmas. I have always had the things I have needed in my life. I am so glad my brother found this family to serve. Christmas, to me, is about Christ and the celebration of his life. He went about doing good and serving others. I feel the best way to spread the Christmas feeling is to do something good for someone else. What can do you to help spread Christmas cheer?
In another experience, I was once again reminded how blessed my life is. How I take for granted so many things in my life such as a stable job, paved roads, electricity, clean water. During my cruise port stops in Belize and Honduras, I saw some real poverty. Individuals struggling to get the basic necessities. And once again, the feeling I have is to give. Give of my time. Give of my extra funds. Give of my love. What can you give in your life?
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