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Hunger Leads to Gratitude

November 20, 2019

I was hungry on the way to work today.

😒

My green Shake didn’t cut it.

🌱

I remembered Starbucks – haven’t been there in forever.😉

🚦

At the red (traffic) light I ordered my ice tea and egg bites. I parked, walked in, heard my name called, and was greeted with a radiant smile (as if I had made HER day).

🥳

I realized (again) that I have the privilege of living in an abundant world.

🌎

And through no skill of my own, I was born into a country, a family, and a culture where I can flow easily and comfortably through my days.

🙏🏻

My gratitude flooded my system. The sheer wonder of this gift was upon me.

I then saw a picture of Tayina, age 6, in my mind. She hung out with me at lunch during our field trip to the beach (Culture Camp, Love Orphanage, Haiti, 2018).

💞

She patiently waited for everyone to be served. For grace to be said by her adopted father Gabriel. For the group to surprise me by singing Happy Birthday (it was one).

🎂

There was no outward indication by these children that they rarely ate meat or sometimes only had two plates of rice and beans a day.

😔

There was only patience, happiness to be with us, and when I looked … the quiet hunger in their polite eyes for a heaping plate of food that was never their day to day reality.

🍽

So I ate my convenient eggs today with a Love Soaked Heart, a fierce gratitude, and a continued commitment to bring the children of Love O the things they deserve and don’t have … simply due to where they were born.

🙏🏻

If you want to meet the Love O kids, visit my Making a Difference page.

Peace be with you and with all. No exceptions.

HeartWarming

News

Kids are hungry in the United States. So are their parents. It’s mind boggling really living in a first world with an enormous third world issue. Hunger. It may not be easy to spot unless you are hungry. Or live in those kind of neighborhoods. Or are the family struggling to meet ends meet while your neighbors know nothing about your plight. Schools, teachers, neighbors, scout troops, churches all share something in common. They feed the hungry. Let’s do that. A lot more often. Until there is no more hunger in the US. Giving a meal means more than you know to a hungry belly.

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