I recently read a social media post from an unknown source that read, “…Don’t let a building confine your faith because we will never change the world by just going to church, we need to be the church.” What inspires me about this quote, is that it encourages us to take action. For me, being the church means spreading spiritual love and kindness. It is living with a servant’s heart and being helpful. It is praying for opportunities to bless those around you. It is living by faith. Now here is the contradiction… My girls and I…
I can think of so many times when one person has made a major difference in my life. Times when someone gave me an opportunity or opened the door to something I would have never thought about or envisioned; igniting my drive to reach for something greater than I had imagined. I remember when an English teacher gave me an opportunity to advance to an honors class. I thought he was crazy, but I took the opportunity. The class was a huge challenge for me, but it taught me that with hard work, I was capable academically. Another teacher provided…
Remembering during this Independence Day holiday, how proud my husband was to be an American! Italian-born, proud of his heritage, but an American. Living in Boston, engrossed in the Italian culture and heritage, it was clear to me that although this group of Italians held a strong love for their home country, they were all very proud to be Americans. After immigrating to the United States, the Italians that I have come to know and love, are hard-working people who came to America for the opportunity. They came over not knowing the language, culture, or anything about the…
This weekend I was reminded of the importance of being patient and of not being too quick to judge. I need to remind myself daily about giving people the benefit of the doubt. I am most impatient when I believe someone is fully capable of handling a job more quickly and with more passion than they are working at the time. I find myself counting backward from 10 and praying that I am able to smile and ward off any negative judgments. The use of handicapped parking spaces is another situation where I have caught myself judging people without knowing…