Usually I’m pretty upbeat, even when I’m mad I try to make everything a joke. It keeps me “sort of sane”. There are some things that aren’t a joke, though, and something that’s been heavy on my mind definitely isn’t a joke. It’s children. Not children that have great parents, but children who have awful parents, or no parents. I’m one of those people that probably won’t be able to have kids. Everyone always says, “Oh I’m so sorry…” well I’m not sorry. God has a plan for me that may or may not include my own children. I’ve already been blessed with two of the best boys on this earth… and I really know that they are. But one thing I’m 100% sure of is that there are plenty of children that need parents. One of the great mysteries of God is that He allows people to have children that don’t take care of them. Here in the states, most people that have children and don’t want them, or don’t care about them, are just selfish. Some of them have mental issues or are drug addicts, but it comes down to selfishness most of the time. But abroad it’s an entirely different story. I’ve always known that children outside the US have different hardships than even most of the children here. I know there are some children here who endure more than any person should in 1o lifetimes. We had a speaker at our church who spoke about the children in India. He also had a lot to say about the women and men, but it’s the children that hurts my heart the most. Women in India are regarded more as a pest than a person. They are typically only used for entertainment. The most disgusting part about this (as if that wasn’t enough) is that girls from the age of six are considered “ok” for entertainment. And I hope you know what I mean by that… I try to keep this mostly PG rated. I can’t remember the numbers, but they’re staggering, of the little girls who get sold into slavery because their parents would rather have boys. Some parents don’t even let their daughters live because, to them, women are useless. Everyone wants a son. Sometimes the little girls don’t even make it to a day old because their parents are so disappointed in the sex of their child. Girls are sold for as little as $150 dollars. Can you imagine? Families have to feed the rest of their kids and themselves and there are no jobs available. They are stricken with disease and hunger and pain. Their situations are too much for me to even imagine. I write about this tonight because it hurts my heart so much. Americans (like me) hear about children who are mistreated all the time, but we hardly take into consideration how real this is. How many more children there are that are sold and unloved than there are children who are loved and well cared for. Just because we are fortunate enough to have wonderful families and friends doesn’t mean everyone else is. As a matter of fact, if you have a wonderful family AND friends – true friends – you are beyond blessed. More blessed than you will probably ever know. I want everyone to appreciate what they have. So your family isn’t perfect… so? Your friends make mistakes… good. You do too… no one is perfect. Even though must of us have people in our families who make really stupid, bad decisions… we are still blessed. Please know that. Don’t take your circumstance and try to make it worse than anyone else. Your circumstance will never be the worst. Someone else is always hurting more than you. And I really believe that. Please thank God for the people in your life. Please tell your family and friends you love them. Take care of them. We are more blessed than we will ever know.
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