700 families were supported through thr Holiday Helping Hands program. Simple wishes: $100 was the maximum that a family could ask for, just enough to buy some toys for Christmas, a winter jacket...
I emailed my Amazon gift card directly to a fellow mom, going through a divorce and trying to give her three kids a special Christmas. No overhead, no administrative cut, just a way to help a fellow mother who may just need a boost this season. I've been lifted and I've needed lifting. I'm reminded of this:
It is among the most basic human truths: Every one of us, some day, will be brought to our knees. By a diagnosis we didn't expect, a phone call we can't imagine, or a loss we cannot endure. That common humanity inspires our mercy. It fortifies our compassion. It drives us to look out for the sick, the elderly, the poor and the most vulnerable among us.
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We must decide, instead, to take care of each other -- because, but for the grace of God, we will all one day wake up in need of a little mercy. This nation's character has never been defined by the power we give the already strong -- but by the strength we give the weak.
