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Week 46:

This blessing took place the week of August 10th -16th.

As I left church Sunday morning, a woman was standing at the corner holding a sign that said, "Mother has abandoned children anything you can give will help." I pulled up next to her and asked her, "What do you need?" She answered all she needs right now are diapers for her grandbabies. I asked her to get in the car and go with me to the store to buy some diapers.

On the drive to the store we introduce ourselves to each other. She then told me about her grandkids and about their mother. Her daughter in law has basically chosen a lifestyle of drugs instead of motherhood. Beth, my new friend, is unable to work and her husband just lost his job.
 
We got to the store I told her to get whatever she needed. She was very gracious and only got the diapers. I told her she could get more but she insisted it wasn't necessary because they had some money coming their way. We checked out, got back in the car, I took her to her family, and gave her some information for some resources in the area.  

Driving home all I could think about was how incredibly blessed I was to have a mother who loved me. Trust me, I wasn't the perfect daughter and my mom wasn't a perfect mom. However, my mom was the best, because loved me and I always knew she loved me. My mom encouraged me in anything I did; she taught me I'm beautiful and smart. She taught me how to be a good mom, and I'm thankful for that. She showed me how to love others; and because of her I witnessed the power of love. She taught me that I'm no better than anyone else. She taught me we are all sinners and have fallen short, but if we help each other maybe, just maybe,  we can make it in this crazy world. Let's face it, at some point we ALL need somebody to buy us diapers, to help pay a bill, to listen to us whine, or to hug us while we cry.  Eventually we all have a bad day and need a friend or even a stranger to be a good Samaritan and offer a little bit of hope.

I pray this family gets involved in a church and grows in the ways of the Lord. I pray they find Jesus and have all of their needs met. I pray these children learn they have a father who loves them more than anyone else ever will. A father who sent his ONLY son to die for them, a father who values them, a father who created them in his image, and a father who will never leave them nor forsake them. Please say a pray for this family...

Please take the time to bless someone today, I promise you'll be glad you did!  

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