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Giving Perspective on Giving Tuesday

Having worked for a not-for-profit these last 18 years, my perspective on giving has changed so much from what it once was. 

Beyond generosity, it is an invisible connectivity. 

It extends past this moment, creating ripples outwardly and continually. 

While measured today in dollars, its effects cannot be measured. 

Giving is truly an act of heart and of faith as it communicates both, "There are things more valuable than what money can buy," and "I trust God to take this beyond where I can see." 

Thank you to all who give! I am forever changed by my front row seat of giving and receiving.

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