Today ReesSpecht life had the opportunity to pay it forward to a kindred spirit. I have been following the blog of Kate Leong (www.kateleong.com) and her incredible story for a couple of weeks now. Sadly, her Son Gavin passed away from an as yet unidentified affliction that he bravely fought through for 5 and 1/2 years. Kate’s story is a sad one, yet it is also one of strength and hope. Kate represents the best that we have to offer – and she gave it her all in trying to find a way to make Gavin’s life here special. She recently started a trust called “Gavin’s Trust” and they have raised over $13,000.00 in the past 24 hours. The trust is intended to provide needed materials to help children serviced by the Chester County Intermediate Unit in their Pre-School Multiple Disabilities programs. Kate herself acknowledged that she does … Read More
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”
― Elie Wiesel
I would like to add to that quote: The opposite of good is not evil, it is indifference. Knowing something is wrong and not doing anything about because you don’t care, or cannot be bothered is tantamount to acceptance and/or support. If we stand by everyday and brush off the things that we know are wrong just because we feel there is nothing we can do about it, we are ourselves guilty of allowing evil into the world.
Take the time to do something good; and regardless of the size of the gesture, you will make a positive change to the world. Do not let apathy stop you from making … Read More
Tractors were, by far and away, Rees’ favorite thing. The week before he died we took him to a farm to go pumpkin picking and there were tractors everywhere. I remember commenting to Samantha that he was in tractor heaven. His eyes lit up with each new iteration of tractor he saw. At 22 months old, Rees was not a big talker, but he could say TRACTOR quite well. He kept looking around frantically pointing and saying, “Tractor!”, “Tractor!” – all the while the largest smile I ever saw adorned his beautiful face. Rees, on that day you were in “tractor heaven”, today it is my sincere hope that you have all the tractors you could ever want in heaven 🙂 I never got to have that tractor ride with you on my lap, save for in my dreams. I look forward to the day when you and I can … Read More
We can all be one of Rees’ pieces. One person, touching other lives can start a chain reaction of kindess that can change the world. ReesSpecht Life and make this a better place for all, one piece at a time…
Today is National “Pay it forward day”. In honor of this day, ReesSpecht Life took our message to our local Dunkin’ Donuts and left $100.00 to pay for the breakfasts of the people who came in after us. We left cards for them and hope that they pay it forward in Rees’ name. One person can make a difference. We can all be Superheroes in real life… ReesSpecht each other, ReesSpecht Life. 🙂