What SPARKS your heart? Too often we let our daily lives become “just routine,” doing what we think needs to be done, when and where. How often do we say to ourselves, “I LOVE what I am doing. I feel JOY in what I am doing and I want to bring LOVE and JOY to those I meet today.” When we set our intention first thing in the morning the whole day responds to us and we feel a SPARK in our heart.

This past week I have felt SPARKS in my heart. I read in the local paper, there was a school supply drive at one of the local churches. They needed backpacks and lunch boxes for homeless youth in elementary and high school. I immediately thought, “I CAN DO THAT.” I went to Target and bought several backpacks and lunch boxes, letting my intuition guide me for color and size. I kept thinking, a little or girl or boy would love this color or love this type of lunch box. It was such fun in the selection process. It brought me joy and I know there is some young person who will love his or her new backpack and lunch box. I don’t even need to know who, because GOD as the Great Connector does.

I also got a SPARK in my heart with the possibility of helping out in a Sunday School a few Sundays in 2026. I am a teacher at heart and am curious to see how this will play out. I visited and observed one Sunday to be sure I am feeling a joyful spark in my heart for this commitment. I did commit to helping the 5th Sunday of the month in 2026.

Steve feels a SPARK in his heart every Tuesday when he volunteers at the Rehab Hospital in Escondido, and helps both the patients and the therapists. They all love him for his compassionate and loving heart. He has been through so many medical procedures himself, so he can relate to the patients and bring them JOY and HOPE in their lives. Recently he was (we were) invited to an anniversary Open House at the Rehab Center and was greatly surprised when the CEO gave him a beautiful Plaque to honor him and all he does at the Rehab Center. So many people expressed gratitude for his service. His service is his SPARK.

Feeling JOY, Feeling LOVE is GOD in action through YOU. There is a reason why you feel this way. God communicates in many ways, and feeling JOY and LOVE and a SPARK in your heart is one of Spirits many ways of guiding you to do and be what is yours to do.

Can you feel it?