But it does Matter

I don't really use this blog to discuss hot topic issues such as racism, gay marriage or the Kardashians (which I just had to look up in order to spell). Mostly because I do not care at all for the Kardashians, seriously who decided they were news??

But I don't share on the other topics not because I don't have an opinion or that I am scared to. I don't share because I don't find this the right forum to address such issues. Social media is a giant mask that people wear to voice opinions in angered voices that they would otherwise not.

I want to have these talks but I want to do it face to face. I want to have talks that first come from love and mutual respect. Can you get that through blogs, Facebook or Twitter? I don't feel like you can.

But there is one area I do want to address. This past week I have heard it mentioned more than once "If it doesn't directly effect me than I shouldn't care"! This sentence makes me cringe. What a slippery slope that is. Yes, it worked good for Mom to say to two tattling children, but it is not good for society.

To give an extreme example poverty. Poverty doesn't directly effect me. Steve and I have a home, food and pay our bills. I could say I don't care about poverty because it doesn't directly effect me. That makes me sad just writing it. YUCK! Because the truth is I care about poverty a lot and we all should. Because how are we suppose to make a difference in global poverty if no one cares.

If you are for or against any of the hot topics, I am happy for you. You have taken a stand and decided this is where I draw the line. That is GREAT! Even if I don't agree with you. It makes me happy to know that you care. We need to care.

Because one day you may wake up and realize it now effects you and it's to late. So go research, ask questions, find reliable sources, pray, do what you need to do to decide where you are on these issues.  Change is made through people caring about the outcome.

 

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~ Cassi

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Teaching Compassion

 

We have been apart of Compassion International for years. We joined up for numerous reasons and God's not so gentle push. But one of our main reasons was to teach Mouse. 

She's our only child, for a while she was the only grandchild. You can imagine what her life was like, spoiled! But also not that global, we live in rural America. 

We wanted to give her an understanding of how things were outside of her daily scope of life. Yes, we started that young (she was 7). But we felt that it needed to be started young. Before the other things in life got in the way of that ingrained teachings. 

Being advocates for Compassion has increased that knowledge. Whenever Steve and/or I work a booth for them we try and take Mouse with us. She sees the table of cards laid out in front of her. Card after card of children waiting for help, help that we are trying to bring by talking to people who come to the booth. In order to work it, she has had to learn about the countries represented by those kids. She has had to learn about priority kids (kids waiting longer than 6 months for someone to sponsor them). She has had to learn about high risk kids, those living in countries with child slaves. Slaves, yes we are teaching out elementary kid about current slavery, not those that are just in her history books. She has had to talk to prospective sponsors about AIDS. Yes, AIDS she learned about AIDS. It's not taboo in our house. We speak about the diseases that can kill but don't have to with medication. She's now learning it in school, shouldn't she learn it at home first. 

This past weekend she talked to adults without hesitation, with out shame, without fear about tough topics. She spoke clear and honestly and with Compassion about kids her own age that need help around the world. 

With that we helped get 86 kids sponsored!! 

At this compassionate child danced and teared up over the success. 

I think its working, this teaching. 

Check them out, make a child's Christmas this year, become a sponsor. 

~ Cassi

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