A wanna curl up and sleep all day kind of day...

It is raining today...and it is a chilly 50 degrees. This is the kind of day I want to curl up in my down comforter and sleep as much as possible. Think my kids would go for spending the day in bed? HA!

Instead I have to clean out a closet, clean out some shelves, and do laundry. Ah laundry, the bane of my existence on this earth. 5 people make for a lot of laundry. I can remember growing up we had a laundry chute...and my mom must have hated laundry as much as I do because that sucker used to get backed up from the basement to the second floor!!! Maybe a laundry aversion is genetic? I'll go with that.

Maybe the girls and I will bake cookies later...I love for the house to smell good and those "air fresheners" are soooo nasty smelling. Nothing smells as good as either bread baking or chocolate chip cookies. Yum!

I find myself thinking more and more about people without homes as the weather gets colder and wetter. I think I can soothe myself in thinking that the homeless can manage better in the warmer months...when in reality homelessness in July is really no better than it is in January. But I am thinking more about these issues and praying for the people who are on the front lines dealing with these issues. It is so hard to just be one person sometimes. I wish I had more of me to go around so that I could have a greater influence in so many of the things that are on my heart. It is a hard lesson to learn that we are limited in our abilities...and yet not allow that to become an excuse for inaction. It is easy to become overwhelmed and then to assume that there are others who can take care of all of the problems. But we can't pass the buck eternally.

I think that it is wise to sit down and determine how much time you have to give...and be realistic. Right now, with my kids the ages they are, I don't have as much time as I might in a few more years. But determine how much time you have and where your priorities lie and then DO SOMETHING! Have influence in your sphere of life...let your voice be heard...get your hands dirty...invest in people and organizations that are doing the work you are committed to.

And for the love of all that is good, don't just write a check. I mean financial giving is needed and we should all give of our monetary resources...but too often writing a check becomes a substitution for getting personally involved. Giving money doesn't absolve us of our responsibility to participate tangibly in making the world a better place to live. So give and give generously of your money and time...it will never be a bad investment of either. Peace.