Hurtful Instead of Helpful...

Doing a good deed is really as easy as ABC.  If you are nudged to do a deed, just do it!  Our school has a committee, yes, the one I love and talk about... The Good Neighbor Committee (GNC)...  you know about it... right?  Doing unto others that we want done for ourselves.  Being a good neighbor to our community and as well as our school community.

Doing good is like Christmas... that is the feeling one gets when you do something just because.  You know that feeling, right?  Of course you do.

Here's the thing... today someone came to me and said here is someone who is really struggling.  Then they went on to give the details... which includes all sorts of life stuff.

Then they went on to say that it was that person's b-day and nothing was done.  (I was still wondering how GNC could be a part of it)... and then went on to say this could be a GNC thing.

Here's my thing... it isn't the kind of thing we do as a committee.  We just don't have to resources to help all the families in need. (How much we wish we did!!!)  We do things like make meals, babysit, or take someone out for coffee as people but not necessarily as a committee.

What was frustrating for me with this situation was how come this person could not just DO something on their own?  Buy flowers and say "thinking of you or happy birthday?"  Get a few people together and go in on a pedicure.  Whatever.

What happened is gossip.  In the name of praying for others... people tend to gossip.  We don't need details.  Just pray.  Ask others to pray.  Everyone doesn't need the scoop.  In this case, an email was circulated, with too many details.  For what?  

As Christians, especially those that allow themselves to be called prayer warriors, it is so important to guard a person's needs as it is to pray for them.  I have a hard time with the term prayer warrior.  It seems to imply a bigness of some sort.  We need to be so careful as we take on the burdens of others that we do not end up hurting in the effort of helping.

Just do unto others... if you were in the same situation.  If your birthday was forgotten and you were in the midst of being in a valley... what would you do or want?  That would be the right thing to do.

Then do it!  Don't wait for others to do something.

The Bestest Day!

Today was the bestest day I had in a while.  

(Really, bestest should be a word!)

The people of Haiti have been on my heart.

Yet, I didn't have much to donate.

 God reminded me  that if everyone thought that way, no one would help.

Thus came about Hot Lunch for Haiti.

A $3 minimum donation for a bowl of spaghetti for lunch for the kids at school.

Mr. Bouzinelos, from The Pizza Factory,

not only donated all the food but prepared it.

There was no worry for a messed up sauce!

I forgot how much I love this kind of thing.

I forgot how doing for others is medicine for the soul.

I forgot how being part of Good Neighbor makes me feel.

Then you add being in one of my favorite places,

the boys school, 

and working along side the most lovely ladies.

I have to admit it really was too much fun to be called work.

It was so great!

OK... and then you have to add the money.

(I always have a goal... mine was $1000 yet I was too embarrassed to say it out loud, thinking just be grateful for whatever comes in).

Yet God knows me.

He is SO GOOD!

We made $1010.91

I loved that the children brought their change from their piggy banks.

I love that it isn't stopping here.

As it ended, someone said, what else are we going to do?

Don't you love it?

Popcorn... next week.

It is about every little bit  counts.  It is about doing for others.

It is about Loving Our Neighbor.

It's about Being A Good Neighbor.

So... I am challenging you...

Yeah, YOU!

What are you going to do?

I dare you... match us or beat us 

and let us know!

If you want to match our funds...

give me a shout!

Where is our money going?

Check out this site:

http://www.newhopesoshaiti.blogspot.com


I had the bestest day today!