I met someone the world has forsaken today, and it made my life all the richer. I thought I had something to offer her but it turned out she had so much more to offer me. Two Saturdays a month, our church provides lunch to the local homeless and migrant workers. Today was our small group's turn to prepare, serve and share the meal. Confession. While, in theory, I support this charitable service and believe in teaching our kids firsthand to serve and appreciate everything we have, in practice, the Saturdays we're to help always feel like the busiest, most inconvenient, already overbooked … [Read more...]