The things.

Today my little sister had a play date at her friend's house. So we pull into the drive way to this huge house. And it's just amazing to see the reaction you get from a five year old. So when we dropped her off we went down the hill, out of Fox Chapel, and into Sharpsburg. We picked up my other little sisters friend. Who obviously doesn't have as nice or as big of a house as the other girl. When that girl walked in our house the first word she said was "Whoa, your house is way bigger then mine." I just thought it was so funny how we thought our house was small compared to the first girl's house were we dropped my sister off at. But then this little girl that had barley anything thought that our house was so big. The way we thought about the other girls house. It just made me realize how grateful i should be for the house i have and also the things that i have that other people can't have. It breaks my heart when i see little kids and you can just tell that they are just fed up with the crap life throws at them. You can see them carrying that pain and hurt on thier shoulders. And i know how they feel because i used to be one of them. I used to hang out on the streets and walk around with the wrong crowd. I was six. I didn't have parents that cared about me. My mom was never home to take care of me. So what else was i supposed to do. I know how much it hurts to not have a dad around. Or to have a parent in and out of jail all the time. I've been through it all. I know what it feels like to be in and out of foster homes and to have nothing except for my brother. It was hard. And i carried the same pain around that i see so many kids carrying around. It's not a good feeling to go home and not have anyone there to make you dinner when your six. But God had a plan for my life. A better plan then living on the streets and crying myself to sleep every night. The difference between my situation and the kids i see is that God gave me a second chance. He put me in the right place at the right time. He knew that something would happen that would change my life forever. And he gave me the most amazing parents in the world. He gave me a second chance for a reason. Maybe to show all the other kids that thier is a hope in Jesus Christ. Yeah it's still hard but God gets me though it every day. Don't give up on God because he is the one person that will always be there for you no matter what.