Electricity.

Headband- Just Lovely Things

My mom went and dropped off dishes at one of my student's houses this weekend.

They're probably the only family that speaks English in their run-down apartment complex,

and there are 5 kids and 1 mom crammed in a small, two bedroom living space.

I know that they don't have couches (last time I was there, they had beds)

we try to buy this sweet friend clothes when we can,

and the mom is always always sick; due to circumstances she can't control.

Yesterday my mom was telling me how she found a couch for them, 

and that I need to go and pick it up today.

Then she said,

"Did you know that they don't have beds anymore, because they had to leave them at 

the old apartment? All of the kids sleep on the tile floor, I don't think they even have pillows.

When I asked the mom what else she needed, she said that she loved the tangelos that I took

them from our tree, and would love more.

But that's not the part that made me cry three times yesterday.

The part that made me cry was when I walked up to their door, and saw a long extension

cord running from their house to their neighbors.

I knocked on the door and the little girl answered. She smiled and yelled, "Ashley's mom is here!"

She was wearing the shirt you gave her for Christmas, and it was filthy.

The bike you got her was leaning against the wall, with a popped tire.

I asked her what the extension cord was for, and she said,

'Our neighbors electricity got shut off, so we're letting them borrow ours.' "

This family who literally has nothing, was allowing their neighbors to use their electricity.

If that isn't an image of love and the way things are supposed to be, I don't know what is.

Tomorrow is BE THE CHANGE day. You can go to the event page HERE.

There is SOOOO much need in the world,

So many people that just need to borrow a little electricity from you.

They need you to help light their lives.

Even if you feel like you have nothing to give,

reach deep within yourself, and find it.

I'm challenging you this week to be the change.

Make an effort on Tuesday to go out of your comfort zone.

Spread your electricity.

Because if you don't, who will?

On Tuesday, share on your FB page the event details, 

or little pictures of what you're doing to make a difference.

Write on the TSP Facebook wall, and inspire others.

On Friday, please link up what you did.

You can take pictures, write in detail your experience, or simply just write your feelings.

It's not to brag,

but to inspire others to go and do the same.

If we're silent about things that matter,

then no one will ever have the courage to speak up about them.