Haiti

Haiti is on my mind. I don't watch a lot of TV but when I heard of what happened to Haiti I could not keep my eyes off the screen. The past few days I have been praying for all the people in Haiti. It breaks my heart to see children and families torn apart. I asked God the other day what can I do? I feel as though I am in a bubble since I had Caleb. I live my day to day life and I don't feel like i have much time to give of myself because I am always giving to my family. I asked God, how can I help while I am living here in my secure home? What can I do as a mom who just wants to reach out and hold all the children in Haiti? How can I show my children to reach out as well. This weekend at church Pastor Chris mentioned the organization "Children of the Nations." They have already sent one of our local members to this area. They asked if we could help put together hygiene smile packs for children. I looked over at Kyle and said "I really want to do this with Allison." As soon as we got home Allison and I looked around the house for items that were on the list. Then Kyle and Allison went to the store and bought more items to put in the gallon bags. We decided to make 4 bags from our family. This is such a small token of what we can do right now but I hope to do more in the future. Allison had so much putting the packs together. She kept talking about it all day. She even said she wanted to be a Dr so she could help people and her family. Now, I am not sure if she will do that but at least her little mind is evolving and she is learning to give back. I really hope that Kyle and I are teaching her to not only give to other's but show her this is what God's people do for everyone. My heart continues to hurt for Haiti but has hope for them all as well.