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Count It All Joy
I am three months into my year of service and I have experienced both unexpected joys and difficult moments. This year is challenging because we are engaging in the lives of people who face daily hardships. They live in poverty. They live with language barriers. They live unnoticed and unheard. There are children without parents. There are parents fighting for their kids, fighting for food, fighting for shelter. These people have become our friends, our neighbors, and our day to day interactions. It’s difficult for it not to be hard, to choose to see the good, choose to find the joy, but the joy is there and it’s worth choosing. These people teach us to see the good, to count the small blessings in big ways, and to choose love. As my months as a Mercy Volunteer are passing I took the opportunity with my community to look back to count the small blessings, to think about what we are thankful for, and to share them to show a glimpse of what this year looks like!
We are thankful for:
- Spending time with our sweet friends
- Sunrises
- Staying safe during multiple hurricanes
- Tybee Island beach (and the Sisters of Mercy for sharing!)
- Christmas
- Handing out candy on Halloween to our neighbors
- COFFEE
- Being invited to someone’s house for dinner
- Warm weather
- Support from the Sisters of Mercy
- Free samples on River Street
- Mix CDS
- Cooking dinner together
- Assisting members of our community in finding food sources
- Conversations with our coworkers
- Library cards
- Spontaneous drives
- Visits from friends
- Opening windows with good weather
- Meeting new people
- Lazy Sundays
- Rainbows after a storm
- The day after we go grocery shopping =]
- Finishing a run
- Watching Parks & Rec together
- Taco Tuesdays
- Authentic conversations with clients
- Free movies in the park
- Free trips to Disney
- Farmers markets on Saturdays
It may not seem like much, but it’s the little moments that often count the most. The good and the challenging, we are choosing to count it all joy!
Amanda Cooksey: Savannah, Georgia
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We are blessed in Savannah by your many gifts and talents that you share daily. May the graces of Mercy continue to pour over you and to those you serve in our Ministry. Enjoy the remainder of your year with us. Tybee will be closer now!
Hello Mercy volunteers, I salute you for the support you have rendered to the vulnerable members of the community the community in which you are serving, keep the spirit and may you find fulfillment in the works of your hands. I cannot wait to serve if given the opportunity. May God surely bless you in all you do .
BLESSINGS.