Authentically Mine

I’ve wanted to do something meaningful for a long time. Contribute, give back to society. Many times I find myself saying, “I wish I had…,” or “I really need…” In reality I have spent all 36 years of my life very fortunate, never really wanting for anything I truly need. In today’s society I think it is very easy for the lines between wanting and needing. To say I am “broke” is a astronomical understatement and not getting something I want is hardly anywhere near a hardship.

Being skeptical of sending money to anyplace, I did my research and ended up “adopting” a child from the Christian Children’s Fund. I decided that no matter what I am trying to save for or what bill I am trying to pay down in my own life, $24 a month really is not a lot to me and can go so far to help one of these children. After looking into it I felt assured that The Christian Children’s Fun really did have one of the best donation to child rations out there, giving 82-cents of every dollar directly to the child and their families (with the other 18-cents going to overall program administration).

I am sponsoring a 1-yeear old little girl in India and I will be getting all of her details and a photo in the next week or two, and it makes me feel better than anything I could have bought with that money.