What is a sense of community? It is the personal relationships you develop, your family, friends, and neighbors. It is the feeling that you belong, that you matter. It is to actually get involved in your surrounding area. In thinking about these three ideas of community, what have we lost, not only in ourselves, in our communities, and in our nation? I believe we have lost that sense of speaking to one another respectfully, with actual interest and compassion. When…..
There is a relatively new adage: “You are born into a family, but you get to choose your family of friends.” Proverbs 17:17 (KJV) says, “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Families may not be able to help you like your friends can, because your friends aren’t your blood-family members. Friends often can see more clearly through situations and may do things better because they aren’t a part of your family. No one…..
