tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post850090224618371857..comments2024-03-28T13:36:34.479-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Wow. Just... wow.Patrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-21191023061272266882014-12-26T14:38:04.855-08:002014-12-26T14:38:04.855-08:00Wow....some men are wusses. Always putting the bla...Wow....some men are wusses. Always putting the blame on the woman. No wonder women's lib was created! Not enough real men to take responsibility, so somebody had to do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-42387092561401662662014-12-25T10:25:07.356-08:002014-12-25T10:25:07.356-08:00Wonderful story...thank you, and my God bless you ...Wonderful story...thank you, and my God bless you and yours. Merry Christmas.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-68668183364183140812014-12-25T09:57:37.720-08:002014-12-25T09:57:37.720-08:00Merry Christmas ..... Looking at all the above com...Merry Christmas ..... Looking at all the above comments .... God have mercy on us please.<br /><br />Let me point out ..... If God treated YOU like you treat them, NOW be brutally honest .... <br />I too am not "perfect" and I too don't do as much as I could in many ways .... When I was knocking down the 6 fig income .... I helped as I could - could I have done more ... Sure, was I taken advantage of YES I was ... But I tried and now poor (leaving that life - and yes a "Woman" had lots to do with it (after 22 years of marriage She ....) <br />Anyways ..... God bless you all .... It's Christmas <br />(may God treat you better than you treat others .... Park that new Cadillac and volunteer somewhere people need you .... it won't cost you a dime)<br /><br />" T " Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209447774530249455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-44142555048714570572014-12-24T23:29:54.437-08:002014-12-24T23:29:54.437-08:00There but for the Grace of God.....
A. McSpThere but for the Grace of God.....<br /><br />A. McSpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-59772318229493800742014-12-24T23:15:57.557-08:002014-12-24T23:15:57.557-08:00If God moves me to give and cash is what I have, I...If God moves me to give and cash is what I have, I give cash. I can't fix the world but sometimes I can help a stranger. If they use it poorly, I still gave with good intentions. Since I don't work with the homeless, it is not my job to help them. However, my sister, as a mental health professional does work with them and she helps them in different ways. We are not all called in the same way, but God can use all of us.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316345355188384564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-57798704173672381332014-12-24T18:30:20.189-08:002014-12-24T18:30:20.189-08:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-24729288878050184112014-12-24T12:16:57.810-08:002014-12-24T12:16:57.810-08:00"I learned that when a man has absolutely not..."I learned that when a man has absolutely nothing left in life accept his ability to face the world with no shame in his eyes, there's someone out there who'll take even that away from him. Often, it's a woman." Yea...I have a BIG problem with this statement, unless I'm reading this wrong. Forgive me if I am, but if I'm not, someone has women issues! Talk about a pity party!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-39815494760843166252014-12-24T11:40:29.373-08:002014-12-24T11:40:29.373-08:00Certainly there are people like Thomas - victim of...Certainly there are people like Thomas - victim of circumstances. But it's difficult to know how to truly help <i>without knowing the person</i>. Read an interesting post a few years ago by a Christian Canadian writer, proposing that poverty has a great deal more to deal with relationships than money. It's an interesting perspective.<br /><br />Here:<br />http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/2011/07/poverty-of-relationship/<br /><br />JulieHerding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-58297075819548513342014-12-24T11:40:14.054-08:002014-12-24T11:40:14.054-08:00I remember stories about my Grandmother during the...I remember stories about my Grandmother during the Great Depression. Grandpa always had a good job. They lived near the railroad tracks where hobos used to frequent. Everyday there were men knocking at the back door asking for good. Grandma would cook Sunday dinners every day and no man would go away hungry. <br />As I live alone, I do not care to invite strangers over. I attend a church where there is a lot of poverty. Those of us with jobs often buy 2 items of food, 1 for us and 1 for them. We also donate clothing and pay bills for people who cannot afford basic expenses. That is how I can help now. Should we find a man living in a car in our parking lot on a cold night, the church would take the responsibility on after checking with the police first to see if he had drugs or guns. We feel that is what God has called us to do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-88913797114802706962014-12-24T11:37:21.582-08:002014-12-24T11:37:21.582-08:00Very true - for most. But not all - so I look at ...Very true - for most. But not all - so I look at each case on its own merit......I don't know who has the "light" within and so will give if moved to or not give if not moved to. NancyLEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551905622924172067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-46030205280806984802014-12-24T11:32:31.905-08:002014-12-24T11:32:31.905-08:00In my experience in working with homeless ministri...In my experience in working with homeless ministries, I do have to agree that drugs, and mental illness is a big problem. I stopped giving cash to people for this reason, and would buy supplies for the homeless that came to our ministry. Eventually I heard that was a bad idea too as many would take the goods we gave them, take it to a store for a cash refund (apparently they can do that without a receipt at certain stores), and then use the money for drugs. I got to the point where I would just bring food on the spot...nothing shelf worthy that could be resold, but only fresh food that would need to be consumed soon after.<br /><br />It was very disheartening to learn all that from the time I volunteered, but all that said I just try to be discerning and I will still give to them even if it's just a simple meal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-14431261887597918332014-12-24T10:02:17.496-08:002014-12-24T10:02:17.496-08:00thanks for the reminder that all these things will...thanks for the reminder that all these things will be added.<br />deb h.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-25644725608160123522014-12-24T09:24:55.814-08:002014-12-24T09:24:55.814-08:00Is it reality? Most homeless are drug/alcohol add...Is it reality? Most homeless are drug/alcohol additcs or mentally ill. Most people who find themselves suddenly thrust int bad times quickly take advantage of help and pull themselves out of it and do not stay homeless. So to try to imply that some large percentage of homeless people are just like you and me but simply down on their luck is BS. How do you help someone who takes hard drugs or spends every cent they get on alcohol? Give them money and you might as well give them their drugs or alcohol. Give them a job and they will abandon their responsibilities in favor ofdrugs and alcohol. To ignore this basic fact and think you can help them by giving them free stuff is naive and in fact does more harm then good. Sure, if you know someone who simply through no fault of their own is down on their luck then help them but don't conflate that with the hard core homeless. You cannot "fix" them no matter how compassionate you feel or what the season is. All the efforts by well meaning charities to "help" them merely encourage them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-60647527288211441182014-12-24T07:43:10.940-08:002014-12-24T07:43:10.940-08:00Kate: What you said - Ditto here.......Kate: What you said - Ditto here.......NancyLEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551905622924172067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-6595692526413518752014-12-24T07:36:09.896-08:002014-12-24T07:36:09.896-08:00I am fortunate to live in a different world than P...I am fortunate to live in a different world than PioneerPreppy. In my world, I am surrounded by young men (and women) living in very similar circumstances - although we are a more rural than urban environment. They work as day laborers or with multiple jobs, support themselves and sometimes families. They are honest, so hard working, funny, intelligent, GOOD GOOD people. I am in a position to help them sometimes, and have gotten to know some of them well.<br /><br />I suspect I might have a different experience if I still lived in Oakland.Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-26570311731282629132014-12-24T05:57:39.014-08:002014-12-24T05:57:39.014-08:00"Seek first the Kingdom and all else will fol..."Seek first the Kingdom and all else will follow....."<br /><br />Thanks Patrice and Merry Christmas.NancyLEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551905622924172067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-56000972096806414602014-12-23T19:28:08.603-08:002014-12-23T19:28:08.603-08:00Oh my goodness.
I feel like the proverbial man w...Oh my goodness. <br /><br />I feel like the proverbial man who complained about having no shoes until he met a man with no feet. <br /><br />Lately, I've been praying for a sign that there is still something to be grateful for. Sometimes the gauntlets we face beat us to a pulp. My prayer has been answered in a most obvious way. If the man with no feet can still be grateful, then so can I! <br /><br />I'm getting my little Gratitude journal out right now and writing down three things. <br /><br />Just MeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-16588230089608132652014-12-23T19:15:03.771-08:002014-12-23T19:15:03.771-08:00I appreciate the writers point. It has a lot of me...I appreciate the writers point. It has a lot of merit. However as someone who grew up only a few years behind him (judging by his 78 time frame comment) I would say he is picturing today's world through yesterdays glasses. <br /><br />I was in almost that writers exact situation in the mid 80's and had to live out of my car for a while and work two jobs etc. If a young White Man tried that today he would...<br /><br />A. Be arrested for living out of his car and/or made to move every few hours gas or no gas.<br />B. Only be offered jobs with mandatory overtime that always overlap the other job.<br />C. Be refused jobs because he has no permanent address nor phone number.<br />D. Harassed by the cops every time they saw his car.<br />E. Never find the better paying job because he was unlucky enough to be born after Affirmative Action went full bore along with open borders.<br />F. Had to work four jobs rather than two just to make up for the decline in spending power of the dollar since 1980, and still not cover the gap.<br /><br />Far too many people who lived through hardship in earlier times fail to see how today circumstances are much much worse than they were back then. Whenever then was. In the Mid 80's I could walk away from a job or circumstance, hitch hike across the country and start over with never a doubt or worry and only the clothes on my back. It just isn't that way in 2014 and I feel earnest sorrow for any young Man who would be forced to try.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.com