The 5oz Foodie

I realized something kind of important tonight... Even when we stop believing in ourselves, there is always someone there that doesn't stop believing in us... It may be a parent, a sibling, a best friend, a teacher, a co-worker, a boss, a spouse... They never stop praying for you, never stop dreaming for you, never stop believing in you no matter what... It's pretty powerful to think that and even more powerful to believe and except it... I am sure there are some that say that it isn't true, but I tell you it is... Even people that spend their lives alone separated from everyone, still have someone that believes in them... God believes in each and everyone of us... He knows our hearts and our minds even if we don't except ourselves or Him... He doesn't care where we come from or where we have been... All He cares is that we come to Him... He loves each and every one of us... Black, white, Asian, Jewish, Gay, Straight, Believer, Non-Believer... He loves us all ...

It's been a long and exhausting day today, but I have never felt more rewarded after a day at work... I got to continue my volunteering with Toys for Tots... All of the toys aren't in yet, but before I finished my volunteering shift we hit our goal for Epcot and surpassed it... One of the areas donated more than 50% of the toys and what is even more remarkable is that the cast from that area isn't even from the United States... Before they began their jobs at Disney, they had no knowledge of Toys for Tots, in fact in their country, toy drives like these aren't the norm... From what I was told, their leader took a group of volunteers to assist the Marine Corps with family sign ups so that the cast could see and understand who the toys would be going to... The cast were so touched by their experience that they started collecting toys like crazy... It's been a hard for me to get into the Christmas spirit this year...well not so much hard as it's had ups and do...