Silent Angles

I am so incredibly blessed. I'm spoiled beyond belief. There are things in my life that I take for granted
Straight Teeth
A closet full of clothes
Vacations with my family
Sports and fun things every day
Education

I know these things don't seem like much but for someone who has nothing it means a lot. I've heard a lot over my life "Give to the less fortunate" I never really thought about it until now.

In the world right now there are many people loosing their jobs and homes all over. Many are homeless. I see them everyday. I am guilty of just looking down and hoping to avoid awkward eye contact. The other day we had to stop and get Braiden bread so he could have a sandwich before his game. Well boys are boys and they eat a lot, so my mom bought 2 loafs. We were pulling out to go onto the main road. Just outside my window was a homeless man. I watched as my mom reached down as if to lock the doors. In my head I was thinking that is so mean. But instead she hit the botton and made my window go down and handed him a loaf. I just thought of it as a good deed and nothing else. He thanked us and siad "anything is better than nothing" and I thought about that and wondered what would it be like to be in his shoes.

There was one more experience that I can't go into detail about because it's not something that everyone needs to know. But what if you played a sport, like basketball? You were amazing and showed potential at a young age. You had so much fun and loved playing. But you're parents could never come  to a single game because they were working so that they could pay for your fees. Then even after that, it wasn't enough. But then someone out of the kindess of their heart helped you out the rest of the way so that you could live your dream. Your Silent Angle. Imagine what life must be like for them. You wouldn't want to waste a single bit of that money. So you would train that much harder and play that much better.

It has made me so aware of everything I have and been blessed with. I know in a month or so I will forget about this experience and go back to taking everything for granted. But this was a good reminder to be thankful for what I have. Also to try to be someones Silent Angle.