Do you care?

For me, the truth is I have not! I've been totally consumed with only caring for my family and not paying attention to anyone or any other needs in my community. I was thinking about it before the hs conference but it didn't hit me until I was there and heard a speaker saying our children will only understand what serving and helping others is when they see their mom and dad doing just that! Whoa! What kind of example am I setting for my family if they don't see me reaching out to others with a heart of compassion! How can my children grasp what compassion actually is if it's not demonstrated by those closest to them?! Here are the words to a great song: (If you don't want to read, the video is at the end.)

Give Me Your Eyes-Brandon Heath

Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
All those people going somewhere,
Why have I never cared?

Chorus:
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what's underneath
There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work
He's buying time
All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?

Chorus
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

I've Been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all along

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

Great song and really is my prayer now! So...Like I mentioned before in my goals we are going to start serving in some capacity as a family once a month (found a great connection in Charlotte)! I'm also starting training to become a Guardian Ad Litem! (Let me know if you're interested! There are so many abused and neglected children out there who could use someone on their side! ) I'm working on a few other service goals as well.

A friend said yesterday they want this year to count and ya know I want this year to count to! I want to look back and say I had an impact, moving people's heart closer to HIS! That's impossible to do if I'm not out there building relationships and developing a servants heart!

It is easier to do nothing and just let the days pass...but the truth is this life is so short so why not make each moment count!