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Tag Archives: homeless
Score One for the 1st Amendment & Helping Others
Image credit: Marcus Wallis via Unsplash.com A U.S. federal court has ruled that people have the Constitutional right to distribute food in a public place. The homeless can now be fed in public places without the Good Samaritans fearing arrest … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Homeless/Homelessness, Kindness, Uncategorized
Tagged compassion, food, homeless, kindness, law
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Tiny Homes are Making A Big Difference
Tiny Homes Are Making a Big Difference I’ve been a long-time supporter of the tiny homes movement, especially when it leads to greater self-sufficiency for those with low incomes, and all the benefits for them and for society of home … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, creative, Homeless/Homelessness, solutions, Uncategorized
Tagged homeless, homes, houses, solution, tiny
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An Inexpensive Set of Valuable Lessons
In my last post I mentioned a friend’s story involving homeless people reminded me ozone of my stories which I then re-shared in the post. I liked his story so much that I asked him if I could share it with … Continue reading
Priceless Gifts from a Homeless Stranger
I often drive by the place where the story below occurred and think about the young woman in the story. Another story by a friend reminded me of this incident and I thought I’d share it with newer readers to … Continue reading
Priceless Gifts from a Homeless Stranger
I almost didn’t notice her as I drove by on the way back from a last-minute shopping run for forgotten items for Christmas dinner with extended family. She was all alone laying on a sidewalk on Christmas Day. The sight … Continue reading
“Greater Than Gold” (first draft of a lyric from my poem of the same name)
Greater Than Gold My little girl saw a homeless man Said, “Daddy he looks hungry and thin May I use my allowance To buy a meal for him?” He was surprised when she reached out With a big burger and … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Generosity, Goodness, Gratitude, Making the World a Better Place, My Beliefs, Parenting, Poetry I Wrote, Song Updates, Songwriting Adventure, Writing
Tagged Caring, compassion, daughter, feeding, food, girl, gnerosity, Gold, half-starved, homeless, hunger, kindness, Love, man, meal, mom, starved
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