Sometimes Facebook shows me really cool stuff. This, for instance: Service Nation.
As Mormons, we have service drilled into us all the time. So, I think, do active members of other faiths. But I hope we - Christians, believers, whatever we call ourselves - don't expect to be the only people out to do good in the world.
I hope you sign up. Do a lot of little stuff, do a big thing, do whatever, but do something.
As for me, I know I will keep parenting the kids I have (foster parenting is a BIG thing, but these kids are just my kids now in my heart and soon will be by law, too, so it's kind of stopped being a public service) and keep teaching my darling 7 year olds in Primary. I'm hoping to head down to the stake vineyard to help finish the winter cleanup sometime in the next couple of weeks - we grow grapes for raisins. There are donations I will continue to make, although on a reduced scale since I am no longer the earning powerhouse in the family and for a few more months no one else is, either.
But that stuff is just kind of the way I live. Nothing new, nothing to enable me to say I am doing more now than I was last year to make the world a better place. I am looking for something else to commit to in conjunction with Obama's inauguration and the Service Nation pledge. I gotta figure out the right thing. Anybody got a project they need help with, or a great idea to share?
3 comments:
How about this one? They do great work for adoptive families.
Once again Ana you are an inspiration to me. You amaze me with your engery, love and enthusiasm. I just feel lucky to keep up with my 12-13 year old class at church. :> Thanks for the reminder to step out of my comfort zone and look around!
Thank you for setting such a good example for us. I hope I don't sound like I'm discounting anything you've said about service, I just wanted to add that especially after working at a prison, I'm not sure there's a greater public service than raising children well, even if those children are your own!
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