Thinking


It is no secret that I am a deep thinker, one who naturally is introspective. After an amazing message at church and the general peace that comes from the corporate anointed found at church my mind began to wander. The thought bubble quickly popped, not from the 4 children I had to wrangle to the car but from another parent. Mid conversation our children (hers and mine) went from tame to wild pack of starved lions crazy. I layed the smack down on mine who knew better than to argue and climbed in the car. Hers on the other did nothing similar. It was when she offhandedly said, "My kids don't listen to me", I stopped. I mean really...really how can people say something like that, mean it and not see the giant flashing light in front of their face? If your kids don't listen to you at 11 and under nothing good can come ahead!
The sad reality of people so lost is everywhere. I see it at the grocery store, (not just Walmart lol), restaurants, parking lots and on. The world as a whole is so terribly deceived about parenting and life. This line of thinking (and the reality of now driving with bickering boys in the back seat), turned my attention to my family. I have such a drive to make a difference in people. Likewise I want my children to grasp helping others in a way that words cannot drive home. How can I go about doing this? I mean I know when I go back to teaching I have my platform for helping kids. But I want to do more, I want to do something now. I want to do something as a family. But what? What kind of organization/charity can I create or manage out of my home and with my family?
I suppose this will be a brainstorming session this evening before prayer. Out of the mouth of babes right? I want leave this world knowing I made something of my time here. Knowing I used my God given gifts and did not waste them being complacent. I want to empower my kids to go beyond what I have started and build even more however God leads them. Stay tuned few that actually read my rantings. I will not give up. I am too stubborn too:)

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  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    I will be curious to see and hear what becomes of your brainstorming.

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