What Now?

I’m home from the mission trip and I am a changed person.  That doesn’t mean that I’m ready to sell my house and only eat two meals a day or dress in rags… I’m talking about an interior change.

I’ve realized I don’t have to be the mom that buys her kids all the latest games and toys to make her kids feel loved.  I don’t have to kill myself working extra hours to get the house with a bigger living room, if the one we have is perfectly fine.  And I can’t try to impress God or other people by just going to church or giving to the poor.

My lifestyle has to reflect my faith and my gratitude.  I have to show love and live in love with the people around me -if that makes sense to you.  I have to do more than just listen to a sermon, I have to share what God has done in my life to really be a follower of Christ.   And I sort of knew all that before, but sometimes it takes walking in someone else shoes for a little while to realize how much you can be better and do better.

This is my last blog on the trip and I just want to say thank you for following me on this journey.  It was a dream come true for me and an experience I only hope makes a difference in your life too.  I asked many children, “if you could say something to your sponsor what would it be?”  Without hesitation and with a huge grin, they all gave me the same answer, “I would tell them ‘thank you!’”