Hey y'all. It's a new year and I'm sure you are jotting down all your resolutions, that will last until January 31st. LOL... That was mean right? My bad, but we have all been here before and these resolutions do not stick. Listening to Tommy's prank call this morning, and the lady was swearing all over the place and said that her resolution was to stop cursing. Welp... It makes sense to just be honest with ourselves and do things within our limit. This is why I am making a lifestyle change.
One of my passions is the youth. Being a single parent, I see where these kids need guidance, but the are not many who are willing to help out. So I am going to take things into my own hands. Now, I tried this before last year, with the youth from my church and I was highly disappointed with the lack of support from other parents. I did not understand this at the time and could not see past my disappointment, hurt and anger, but I'm sure I was being prepared for what has yet to come. I'm not 100% ready, but I'm not going to focus on that as much as I did before. I know that I have to pray and work on the things of my heart.
Tithing is most often connected with money, but you should be giving 10% of your time, gift OR money and volunteering is the least we can do. Not to mention, it is the easiest. We often times, get so caught up in our own lives, that we forget about those who really need help. I have participated in various events, this past holiday season, that benefited the homeless and children and I felt great. At the same time, I felt like I was not cutting it. What else am I suppose to be doing to help? Not saying that I am so well off, that I can forget my own issues of life and go out on a rescue mission. This is no where near the case. I have issues, problems, a child, etc; I am also grateful that I am not in the situation of some of those that I am willing to help. So where do I start?
I will be taking the next couple of weeks to get out a plan, get my vision board together and prove to be a role model to my child and others. I hope that you take into consideration how volunteering can help someone else and if you already volunteer, please leave a comment. Make sure you share this blog with your friends. Ciao!
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ReplyDeleteI completely understand where you're coming from, as a single parent myself I can relate to some of the things you're saying. People often don't realize that the 10% doesn't have to be monetary. I volunteer with two different organizations and mentor a teen mom because I feel it's so important to give back. I also havea blog it's educatingyoungparents.blogpot.com, feel free to check it out!
I wish you all the best with your plans for healping the youth, Lord knows they need all the help they cn get!
I'm sorry for the late response. People have to understand that we have so much to give and the smallest could mean the world to someone. Thanks for reading. I will subscribe :)
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