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Going Viral

I visited a church over the weekend and at first had to practice what I preached a few blogs ago (im only human and still learning through this journey), but I dreaded going....I wasnt prepared for church my mom pulled in the parking lot and Im preparing to fly out with a tank top, no makeup and ballcap in jeans (ugh). Im not crazy about the pastor and I giggled at the music on my way in only to realize I just wrote about having church anywhere and it wasnt about what you looked like or music or people....duh! Thanks for the upper cut God LOL. To be honest I was thinking "oh, Im so gonna get paid back for this attitude, Im probably gonna walk out with the best message that Ive ever heard and God will speak so clearly to me today" (didnt happen). I did find a concept rather intriguing and kept digging deeper within myself. It only takes one person to set off a viral effect worldwide in seconds thanks to social media. It all starts with one photo or one post, then another frien

Acts of service

On one of my flights this week I picked up a TIME magazine that was dedicated to Mother Teresa. I had heard of her and have been called her jokinly by others a few times, but never really knew what she did other than help others and that she was a nun. WOW!!! She is the ephiphany of everything I have always dreamed my life would be. Ive been asked my passion several times and helping people is at the top along with philantrophy and yet I seem to think its unrealistic to travel the world helping anyone in need, but she just put my heart back on the map! If you think one act of service is nothing and pointless and one person cant make a difference, you need to read her biography. In her biography, letters she wrote in her journal to God were found and they are written as you would read poems and psalms from the bible. She struggled and questioned if God was there and/or listening because she at times felt so far away from him. How can someone who is his hands, feet and spirit feel so f