Rough Times

This past week was really rough.

My friend and mentor called it a "growing week".

My beloved 20-year-old cousin passed away last weekend, due to a horrible car accident. It was difficult to deal with because she was such a loving and joy-filled girl. And so young. It came as a big shock. My family was not ready for something like this. Thankfully, we have wonderful friends and a strong community who were there for us. When we were feeling sad and lost, they helped coordinate the funeral, drive people around, cook meals, and most importantly, just be there for us. I can not imagine what my family would have done if we had nobody or no where to turn.

I know that it is times like these when we feel the true love that our family and friends have for us.

It is times like these when we realize how blessed we are.

It is times like these when we find who we truly are.

Reflecting back on this got me thinking about The Mustard Seed and what we do here everyday.

I love working at a place where people can come when they feel like they have nobody to turn to. At times when they are feeling low, we can help to lift them back up and help them get on their feet again. They come to us after very difficult struggles, tragedies, and hardships. Our clients come to us in their time of need and we do our best to take make sure they can keep moving forward. 

We provide comfy beds, kitchen tables, dressers, and warm blankets, but most importantly, we are here.

We are here when they cannot afford a bed for their little girl.

We are here when they are unable to get by on their own.

We are here to help them get through the rough times.

What would my family have done without our friends and community?

What would our clients do without us?