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On January 12, 2010, I came home, greeted whoever was in the house before entering my room. I put my stuff down, turned on the television as I sat on the bed and turned on my laptop to get connected to the world. I remember flipping through channels when I placed my laptop on my lap when my mother came in and told me "There was an earthquake in Haiti, 7.0 magnitude." I remember feeling instant sympathy and letting out a sigh as I continued to go about my daily routine. Selfish of me, right?

I almost forgot what took place in that small country in the Caribbean, but it was something that just couldn't simply be ignored. This issue couldn't just go away. These people live in a poor country with no immediate resources and at this time, they are looking to the world for help. Their faces are distraught and they cover every newspaper. How can you just choose to ignore their issues?

If there's one thing I've learned from this natural disaster it is that God has blessed me, and you reading this blog. We were allowed to live to see another day with all of the things we have been given in life. It is time to stop focusing on what we DON'T have, and focus on what we DO have. God gives us what we want, when we need it. Take a moment out to pray for the victims and pray for the survivors in Haiti. Then pray for yourself. You have a LOT to be thankful for. I know I do.