Take a Breath

This weekend we will celebrate Labor Day in our country. It is a time to take a breath before what will be the most challenging time of the year for charities. Over the next few weeks we will write budgets, hire and train staff for the fall, and try and find enough food to fill the food bank for the holiday a season. As we move into this difficult time, take a moment to count your blessings. Each day we are given the privilege to come and serve others. We make the impossible possible and we solve problems. What a great gift.

As I stood on the front dock of the warehouse last week and talked to a mother of three little children that no food, I was for the one millionth time since I took this job in 1993 taken to my knees in guilt about how lucky I am and how fortunate we are to have resources to help families like this.

This weekend, take a breath, spend time with family and then come back next week charged up and ready to help fight hunger in our community. Be safe!!