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Struggles and Other Ramblings

Each team that comes through has a time at night where they come up with a word that describes their day. Even if I don't participate in that sharing time I like to come up with a word to help me process my thoughts. Today, as I was coming up with my word I was struggling and decided that was my word. Life has its own set of struggles for anyone and they are different for each and every person. Here is what I'm struggling with right now. I struggle with remembering that life here isn't "normal" (what does normal even mean?) because it is what I see every day. I struggle with knowing if what I'm doing is really making a difference. I struggle with being asked everytime I go anywhere for things as simple as food or a pair of shoes. I struggle with wanting to give these items away because of the beautiful eyes staring at me asking for them, but knowing I can't. I struggle with knowing the fine line between handing out and handing up. I strug...