::i'm done with the talk::

in describing myself i would like to say:

i stand up for injustices
i speak out for the oppressed
i feed the hungry
i clothe the poor
i comfort the downtrodden
i offer compassion to those in need
i house the homeless
i mother the orphan

those are the things i am passionate about. those are the things that i think on regularly. i would like to say that i am a person that does all of the above. but the truth of the matter is that for far too long i have simply talked about these things. i talk about the need. i think about the need. but i do nothing to meet the need.

this year my one word will be {ACT}.

i'm done talking the talk. it's time to walk the walk.
it's time to put faith into action, become jesus with skin, to find my own calcutta.

each week i have a place in my planner titled: {ACT OF SERVICE}.
each week i will seek out ways that i can meet the needs of others and serve others in my community. some things i am hopeful to accomplish:

• make a meal for a tired friend
• volunteer at the battered womens shelter
• provide diapers & wipes to the homeless shelter families
• find someone that needs a coat (i'm ashamed to say how many are in my closet right now)
• make cards with the kiddos & deliver them to a local assisted living
• send cards each week
• babysit for someone
• educate myself on social injustices

this year i plan to {ACT}.

what is your one word?