A Snowball's Chance

From the Anonymous Deacon:

I saw a snowball this week. Not the freezing variety that you pack together in your hands real tight and take aim at your little sister with. No the type of snowball I was fortunate enough to witness was made entirely out of kindness, but like it’s wintry cousin started out small and very quickly became a force of nature. By chance I just happened to be standing there when the first flakes of an idea began to take shape. It started with a simple thought said out loud by a friend of mine, “(Jane Doe) was really nice to me in high school. I wish there was something I could do to help turn her bad luck around.”

It’s funny how some thoughts bounce around in your head and only live for a second or two while others seem to turn into something so tangible you can almost feel them weighing you down. For my friend this idea of wanting to help refused to go away and within hours phone calls were being made to see what could be done. Simply because daily life and routine took over, I got caught up in other things and lost track of what happened to that tiny idea that was spoken out loud. A couple days went by and I was shocked to hear that people from all over Tuscumbia, Sheffield, and Muscle Shoals were now directly involved in making somebody’s life better. What began as a few words said in passing had snowballed into this glorious movement in which complete strangers were going out of their way to help a family get back on their feet. Donations were made, groceries were bought, and strings were even being pulled at a few local employers in hopes of finding a better job for a dad just trying to provide for his family. Last I heard, the snowball was still rolling and getting bigger every day. One less child will go to bed hungry tonight and it all started with the smallest of ideas that refused to remain silent.

There are people all around you that need help.

They may not ask for it, but I promise all you need to do is stop and look around and you will find somebody nearby that needs a helping hand. I encourage you to start your own snowball. Don’t let that idea you just had while reading this melt away and instead hold it tight and give it room to grow.

The Anonymous Deacon

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