Somebody do SOMETHING!

Oh how I wish I could meet "Somebody".  They must be awesome!  So generous and kind and looking out for others who might need their help. Somebody really steps up when there is a problem.  Somebody makes great sacrifices for others.  Thank you, Somebody.



We have all been guilty of this...waiting for Somebody to show up.  Hoping they will come riding in on their white horse, strong muscles, hair blowing in the wind, and ready to save the day.  That is such a nice dream, but it is just that...a dream.  Somebody is in all of us.




Somebody is a 49 year old, slightly overweight, hair graying, menopausal woman along with her even older husband.

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Somebody is a 38 year old single woman who feels they have love to give.

Somebody is a couple who are empty nesters who are slowing down and eat out every night.

Somebody is a 26 year old couple who loves their dog and is still trying to figure out life.

ALL of us are capable of being the SOMEBODY we dream about.

When it comes to providing for children, there is a "somebody" in all of us.  If not a somebody, then at least a something.  

Children are the most vulnerable population in our society.  If we as adults don't step up and provide for their needs, they go without.  Plain and simple.  I'm not talking about the "need" for a trip to Disney.  I'm talking about the basics.
Food.
Clothing.
Education.
Hugs and kisses.
Those are all things that have to be provided by the adults in our society.  We freely give them to our children.

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But, many times we wait for "Somebody" to step up and do all the giving.  After all, I have enough on my plate and don't really have the time or desire to invest in anything else.  Can I challenge that thinking for a moment?  If literally one family from every church decided to foster a child...our problems would be solved.  Then, if within that church body, a group  of individuals decide to walk beside that family and help them be successful with that child, then SOMEBODY will have finally arrived on the scene.  SOMEBODY will be there for the innocent child. SOMEBODY will be meeting the needs of the child, and SOMEBODY  will be helping the family with those needs by doing someTHINGS.

Somebody, we are looking for you.  Please, Somebody, say yes to a child.  And if you absolutely cannot say yes, Somebody, then will you at least do something.

Every wound healed.  Every child, a home.