OH NO SHE DIDN'T

The title say's it all! When I saw the TV program showing what a young teenage girl was doing to help fight the battle to save the water and coastal beaches that were destroyed by the oil leak that happened at a BP ocean rig several months ago. The girl sadden by what she saw as a disaster, couldn't just sit back and not try and help in the efforts to clean up the BP mess and what has become our mess now. So she did the only thing she knew to do, the only thing she was really good at, she drew.

She drew pictures of the wildlife that is being affected by the oil and other birds in the area and then sold them to anyone who would buy them. People in her community began to find out about her drawings and began sending her letters asking her to draw them pictures and would send her payments. Soon people on facebook and people around the world began emailing in requests for her drawings and she raised thousands and thousands of dollars to donate to the cause that she was so passionate about.

I began to think then about the dozens of people that I know that are hurting and need help. People without heat when it's now near freezing every night, people without food or clothes. People who need medical attention but have no insurance. I thought, what could I do and I hope you are thinking what can you do.

Well, the answer is clear to me, just do what you can with the gifts that you have. Use those gifts to make money to give to those you know who need it. Maybe give up a few hunting trips and give the money you would have spent toward someones medical needs. I don't know what it is that your good at, or what you spend your money on. Maybe for you it's giving up your pop and candy bar for a few months and giving that 60 or 70 dollars a month to someone, or maybe not going out to eat on Sundays and giving that 40 dollars a week to someone who really needs it. I bet you can think of something though. I have and in fact have already been working to help a few of the people that I know. My question to you is, how are you going to "Make the Change" in your part of the world and end this year with some good cheer and few smiles from people who could really use a smile right now!!!

Make the Change,
Scott