Well last month was tough, Pneumonia, broken tail bone, lower spine crooked and disc's dying or dead, pain, fatigue, weakness and all around not so good feeling at all. However in order to "Make the Change", I can't let those things stop my mission, or make me lose focus on the goal and that goal for me, is finding ways to change peoples life's in my actions, my words, my deeds and my faith. Sometimes when illness or physical disabilities take away one part of my mission and stops me from fulfilling another part of my goal, I have to go to another part. I used to be so hung up on the physical aspect of my disability that it stopped me all together from "Making the Change" in my family, my friendships and my community. It nearly did me in, but when I remembered the whole mission, it includes things like "Words" and "Deeds" and "Faith". These things don't need to include the physical, but can be done sitting on my chair. Last month I found ways to "Make the Change" by making things for people, encouraging people who were needing a good word or a reminder of the blessing's in their life. Giving people Christ's love and another way I "Make the Change", is accepting help, encouragement and actions from the people who love me. It's hard sometimes to let people know that I need the very things that I try so hard to accomplish in my mission, but I do and last month I received that change and felt the prayers and read the words of encouragement and it made such a difference for me when I was feeling pretty down. So, even though in our life's there are many obstacles to our mission of "Making the Change", don't let them deter you from it, let them be catalysts to figuring out new ways of accomplishing your missions, not letting your weaknesses rule you, but make you stronger by figuring out ways that you never would have thought of if those weaknesses weren't there. Our circumstances can break us, or they can help to teach us a new way of thinking. Are you letting your circumstances stop you from your mission and your chance to "Make the Change" in your little part of the world. If so, remember the whole mission statement and know that there are many ways to "Make the Change", sometimes it just takes a little thought, determination and out of the box thinking. So use November to figure it out and while your figuring it out, go ahead and "Make the Change", it will only make you stronger and give you a strength you never knew you had!!!