Well my family is in the middle of the BIG move. Today I
have my migraine and FINALLY Mid-American came through with the gas meter being
turned on and ready for use. (Trust me serious stress last week and also from past experience with home just sold) We are living out of a hotel so “homeless” in a
sense but not really. We have all of our belongings in a 24 foot Budget truck
in the hotel parking lot and a place to sleep at night. This time being in the hotel has gotten me thinking even more about those who are truly homeless.
My husband and I have a condo in Oregon, a duplex in Utah,
and hopefully tomorrow our newest town-home in Iowa. I know we are absolutely BLESSED! When
“living” (and I use this term loosely as with the many frequent flyer miles I
have accumulated over the almost four years of our married life) half of my
year spent in various locations, I have been able to see different areas with
more homeless populations than others. I realize we all have our opinions about
this subject and as do I; but I feel the need with this topic fresh on my mind
to expose myself more and my children to this reality in getting them to help me donate to a
food pantry and maybe more. I have also thought that perhaps our next Thanksgiving should be
spent helping at a soup kitchen.
Though this also is NOT a running topic, it is a topic that
this marathoning mom thinks about at times while logging miles and many of those being
run in some bigger cities during my various travels. My
questions: How can I personally help? Who can I contact? How can my kids help?
What should my family do that would be the most helpful? Perhaps I can look into a race supporting this particular societal issue?
Get your “GOOGLE GAME FACES ON” and start your searches to
see what maybe you can do to help where you are located…keep checking back for what happened with my
search and/or let me know how your search goes.
Now time to “get my gait on” and find my kicks for my run. Any
idea where they may be hiding in the 24 foot Budget truck?
It is just a little thing, but we try to keep water and granola bars with us to hand out to the homeless. It shows the kids that there is something we can do to help them.
ReplyDeleteI think the kids are more compassionate to the homeless when they know how they can help and we talk about how we are following God by feeding the Hungary.
That is a GREAT idea. Granola bars and water are easy to keep in the car. Also great for passing out the window to those holding signs when you want to help them but don't have cash on hand. Thanks for the tip!
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