One little heartbeat at a time

My mind is racing! There is so much devastation all around me. Haiti, Human Trafficking, Drugs, People Lost, Orphans. Yet here I sit at home doing what seems like nothing.  What am I doing to help?

As most of you know I am a pretty die-hard champion of many things. I cloth diaper, I make my own baby food (well that is when I do make baby food, most of the time she just eats what we eat), I extend breast-feed, and I'm big into car seat safety (right now particularily extended rear-facing).

However, I was challenged to think lately when my sister posted a link on her facebook status to the above link on human trafficking. I had no idea that even happened in the United States! I really was naive in thinking it was something that only happened in other countries, but not here. So I started thinking (which is always a good thing) and it made me wonder if my passions for car seat safety, extended breastfeeding, etc. are even worth it. I mean there are hundreds of thousands of people dead in Haiti right now, there are 27 million people currently enslaved, people lost to drugs. Am I doing the world any good by promoting car seat safety? Or could my energy, my passion, be spent on something more worthy?

I still don't have those answers. My husband and I talked about it and he had a wonderful point in that each person is called to reach out to others in different ways. Each person has a different passion. As a mom, I can definitely reach more people with things concerning children. For my children are my passion.

While I still don't have the answers and I plan on praying and seeking God to direct me in those areas, I was struck with one thought today. While walking outside with my little two year old, I realized I am changing her. One little heartbeat at a time. I am changing the world. For who really knows what passions God will lay on her heart so that she can, in turn, go and change the world one little heartbeat at a time.