Even someone with a little faith has the ability to do great things

This morning I was honored to attend Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church's MOPS meeting. First of all, let me tell you what an amazing group of women these ladies are! There was a lot of love and support in that little room. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to share my story with them and for all their support of Wear 'n Share and the families they're helping.

Secondly, in preparation for this meeting I did a lot of soul searching and once I did, I was amazed that there is so much m0re to the Wear 'n Share story and what brought me to start this ministry. When I look back on some of the crisis in my life, I now realize these experiences, as awful as they were at the time, created the person I am today. Had I not suffered some of the "life lessons" I had, I would not be going on to use my God-given talents to help others. It's a testament to me that even someone with a little faith can go on to do great things if they dig deep enough and BELIEVE. So take some time today for yourself. Reflect on your life, not just the good, in fact, we can learn more from the bad. All those situations were turning points in your life creating the "you today." How can you use your life experiences to help others around you? I can guarantee you that right now someone is facing the worst thing you've ever faced in your life and would love to know how to get through it. Can you help them? Can you find a way to turn those negative experiences that occurred in your life into lessons for others? Can you find a way to support them and show them how to not only get through it, but prosper? It may sound like a monumental task, but do some brainstorming. You have so much to give and you may not even realize it.

I have so many people ask me, "How do you find the time to do all you do with Wear 'n Share and take care of your family?" And I say, "Through God's grace." When you stop focusing so much time and energy on yourself and your own happiness and start to focus it on helping those that can't help themselves, great things will happen to you. Really! I won't say it's always easy and God didn't give me an extra hour everyday just because I'm using the talents He gave me for others. But He does provide. When life gets crazy at home, Wear 'n Share slows down a little and when Wear 'n Share gets hectic, life at home becomes more manageable. Since I have committed my life to helping others, it just all seems to work out easier and I'm happier than I've ever been. Try it yourself! Pull out the worst experience you've dealt with in your past (drugs, alcohol, bullying, sexual abuse, violence, poverty, divorce, death of a loved one, depression, diseases or illnesses, etc. )and find an organization or church that helps others deal with experiences such as yours and volunteer to help. You will be amazed at the people you can heal by sharing your experiences as painful as they can be, and you will find it will heal you as well. The experiences you lived through happened to you for a reason. Figure out why and you will find acceptance, peace, and true happiness and you may affect many lives in a positive way because of it. Remember, even someone with a little faith has the ability to do great things...just believe enough, and put yourself out there a little, and God will help you the rest of the way.