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Poverty

Hannah’s Socks – A Call to Action from Mom Central

You may have figured out that I’m sort of a Cause-Driven kind of woman.  I love to help where I can.  This is just one of those movements that I can fully support.  No money, just socks!
Hannah’s Socks Holiday Sock Drive

Sometimes a charity comes along that started with a truly inspirational story, such [...]

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Gibble Made Me Cry

This morning, the first entry I read from my feed reader was Gather Little By Little’s post Do You Appreciate What You Have? It made me mist up a little. It also reminded me of my own moment of gratitude this past week.
When I was in high school…. I lived in a homeless shelter with [...]

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When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade

I was tagged by Lynnae over at Being Frugal yesterday, to write a post on Making Lemonade from Lemons (or turning bad times into blessings). Without further ado, here is my most memorable Lemonade Story.
At the end of 2000, my husband and I separated. My 3 daughters and I moved to Georgia, from Kentucky to [...]

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Giving Until It Hurts

While prepping a guest post earlier in the week, something was niggling at the back of my mind. The post was about helping my brother financially, even when he was making bad decisions. I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to the story.
Just a bit ago, it hit me. Mark and I are [...]

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Discussions on Poverty

I just read an interview with Adam Shepard that JD over at Get Rich Slowly posted, this morning. The interview was interesting and gave me food for thought… but not as much as the comments. It seems to me that there are so many people who adamently refuse to believe that each person is responsible [...]

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