Blessed Beyond Measure

Yes indeed I am blessed beyond measure!! The Lord has given me SO very much! I have salvation through Jesus, an awesome husband, three boys whom I cherish and have the privilage of homeschooling and I have Joy!
I have always known this but every once in a while I get a reminder and yesterday was that day!
Our local Soup Kitchen is closed on Sunday's and a family from our church started going the second Sunday of every month to serve hot dogs, drinks and cookies. As a family we went in June and were really blessed. It was awesome to see Levi, in all his spunk, chasing people down the street to give them one more bottle of water! Gage passed out drinks and Hayden was squirting relish. It was such a blessing to see them love other people without fear or intimidation.
There was a need again this month so we jumped at the chance to serve! As I was serving hot dogs Brian told me he was going to help one gentleman carry his food home and before I could protest he was gone! As I was wiping down the tables I had an opportunity to chat with one of the men, he was super sweet and shared with me that he was born and raised here in Wayne County with his 9 siblings. He did spend 6 years backpacking throughout the United States and he shared with me his all time favorite places and the places he despised.
After we were done serving and cleaning we had a "briefing" and the coordinator shared with us that many of the folks who came said they were so blessed because they were not treated as outcasts but they were most blessed because the kids served them and didn't look at them like they were diseased! We also got to hear stories of these men and woman. One man lives in a tent by the river, another lives behind a gas station. The owner of the gas station has let this man live there for the last 3 years allowing him to come into the gas station to use the bathroom and shower. The gas station owner just hired him to clean the gas station and he agreed to put the man up an apartment! PRAISE God! But we also heard stories of others who were not so fortunate. One man has two rotten teeth that are causing him incredible pain and there is nothing he can do about it because he doesn't have medicaid. Another man has been in the hospital for 6 weeks because he was beaten with a baseball bat!
Brian shared about the man he had walked home. As they walked the man told Brian he had spent his last $100 to get a room for a week and then he didn't know what he was going to do. As they walked into the house there were a couple men sitting on the front porch drinking and Brian knew the man he was with didn't have many fellowship opportunities.
As we got in the car to leave I was very humbled by all I have! I have never had to worry about food, clothing, showering or anything else.
We often hear the cry for help in other nations but the truth is poverty is happening right in our own backyards!! The prayer of my heart is that the Lord will show our family how we can help.
Are YOU Blessed Beyond Measure? Have you thanked the Lord for all he has blessed you with?