what it is all about...

so please forgive me if it seems like i may be bragging during this post, but i am... lately i feel like i am somewhat bipolar due to the fact that my moods seems to stay the same as long as a the weather does... but lately things have been reminding me why i do what i do...

let me explain... last week i was given the opportunity to counsell some people though some stuff and even though immediately things did not plan out the best, today someone came to me and said that they all worked things out... it is so cool that i was able to lay a foundation and then leave it alone and those involved could get through the rest on their own in their time... what a blessing...

then the other night at youth we presented the idea to our teens who were planning on going to a huge rally about the possibility of serving in Alabama in march and the almost immediately decided that they want to serve instead of pursuing their own interests... i was so proud of these teens... words cannot explain it...

so i guess i post this for 2 reasons... first, it serves as a reminder for me to not give up when things suck... there is value in investing and caring even though somedays (like today) it is a big headache... and secondly, i guess i wanted to remind those of you out there who care about people and desire to invest in people to not give up when things get tough and people don't always appreciate your efforts... despite what you feel, there are people who do care and do appreciated... hang in there and keep trudging through the muck...