Giving

Am I a giver? I think if I posed that question to friends and family they would say yes! "you have 3 kids, you stay at home, you give your time and energy to your family" but does that make me a giver? Sure we gave the presents from Ethan's bday last year to a charity that he choose, we give in the literal sense at church, but is that all I have? Ive undertaken being the Hospitality Team Leader at MOP's, I'm mainly coordinating the meals for mom's who have a newborn or w/a medical need. OK I understand they are the obvious ones but all I can think is how when Eric was working here for a month while I was home. alone. w/3 kids. If someone had come by w/a meal that I didnt have to think about I probably would've cried. So what constitutes need? How about when you're simply at your wits end and can barely function? there are times we all have when its all just too much period. Hopefully we all have 1 friend that we confide that in. That person could ask us for a little help. Sometimes 5 minutes is all I need to recharge. To breathe. If dropping off a meal could do that for someone wouldnt you do it? Giving when you dont have anything to give. Its not up to the billionaires, getting something from someone that has everything doesnt inspire me to give, its when you see someone w/absolutely nothing giving the last of what they have, that's where real inspiration comes, that's when I want/have to get involved. If my talent is talking and my gift is cooking then let's pull them together. I have a family of 5 and food prices are going through the roof, but that means they're even farther through the roof for someone else. Oddly I actually know that this is going to work, that stinkin' voice in my head again.