a generous heart

i think the character trait that most inspires me

is that of a generous spirit

i often wonder if i'm moved by someones generosity

so profoundly

because i don't see that generosity

or willingness to give

in my own heart

~

.conviction.

but what is conviction if

change doesn't soon follow?

sometimes a gift is given out of abundance

i love these

i love seeing someone who has been blessed financially

knock the ball out of the park

by giving to someone something that they never could have dared

to even dream of

as a society we all love these stories

the pro athlete who grants a terminally ill child his wish

the builders who construct the house for free & then wipe away the mortgage

the millionaire who simply writes the check & the need is met

i often think to myself
if i were "so & so" and had their bank account
i would give
i would give alot

but would i really?




other times the gift is given out of sacrifice
i might just love these more

the family who drives older cars
doesn't have the fanciest iphone
isn't wearing hip fashion
& yet
ponies up the money
~with joy,might i add
to finance a teenagers mission trip
to touch the unloved, the dirty, the forgotten
to be the hands & feet of Jesus


i want to be a giver
i want to give whether its out of an abundance
because lets face it
i might not be as rich as my "so & so" aforementioned friends
but just living in this country
puts my wallet on the abundance side of the scale
&

i want to be a giver

even if the gift is a sacrifice

the last several months i've felt the Lord tugging on my heart

i feel he's planted the desire to do something

for someone

someone in need

someone that i can touch

that i can see

i want to raise altruistic children
so the obvious thing to do
is walk it out for them
show them that their mama wants to be someone who gives

who wants to do more

who wants to make a difference in this city

i want to work or volunteer in a specific "need"
with summer rapidly approaching
i'd love for it to be somewhere that my girls & i can minister along side each other

i've got an idea of where i'd love for that to
be

& with whom

so stay tuned....
{hopefully i can have a story to share soon}

this weekend i'm headed out on a road trip
to meet up with 11 women i've never met before
the event is a ginormous generous gift from a fellow blogger
& i am just beside myself tickled
& can't wait to share all about it


one more thing to share...
a few posts ago i shared about some medical issues caroline has been dealing with

caroline received a huge package
loaded
i mean loaded
with gifts from a family we've never met
a fellow blogger with five children
just loving on a little girl who had been sick on her birthday

i handed her this ( heavy ) package & told her it was for her
she said ever so sweetly...."they sent all this just for me?"
the hands of Jesus
tangible love for a stranger
a cute one , but a stranger no less

this mama , i'm certain doesn't want me to spotlight her
but after i emailed her & gushed with gratitude
she told me there was more

a few days later caroline received this...

a precious necklace made by lisa leonard
who incidentally has the most generous spirit herself

then
that same mama
sent me
this

to celebrate my ( "p") anniversary with "d"


now that's the kinda person i want to be ............

to my generous friend,you know who you are

thank you

to my generous friend Ashley,

I can't wait to meet you, learn more about your company, & your ministry

& hug your precious neck

thank you

you women make me want to be a better woman myself

xo