This Season...
I spent four hours yesterday volunteering at a church in The Woodlands. Most of the time I shy away from writing about the individual act of service I perform. However, this one struck a little too close to home. I signed up for gift distribution, thinking that it was like an "Adopt-a-Family" type of program. What I didn't realize was that it was for a Women's shelter and all the customers picking up their Christmas gifts were either physically or sexually abused. Let this sit with you a minute....... The women I saw were all very thankful and had this look of shock and disbelief that they would actually be having a Christmas this year and most of all they all commented on how their children would be so excited on the toys they were to get. All moved to tears and all gave soulful hugs that felt like liquid sunshine. With everything going on in my life this year, this was by far the most rewarding thing I have ever done. And it was only a small gest...