I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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WOMAN, DOG, DDG, AND ME
It was Thursday after school, so after stopping to pick up Great-Grand-Daughter (hereafter called GGD), we were off to adventures. We didn’t know what, but they are always welcome. In what is becoming a common problem, I got on the … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, homeless
Tagged addiction, Ashlyn GGD, compassion, homeless, poor, street smart
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THE RUN-AWAY – SOMEBODY’S “PICK”
Okay, friends, there is not really a poster. Sometimes you believe me even when I write fiction so I want to clarify. Just some thoughts coming together with a compassion for run-a-ways and their families. I wrote something recently about … Continue reading
Posted in grandmother, homeless, human interest, Uncategorized, youth
Tagged family, homeless, love, run-aways, security, suffering, teens
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BETTIN’ BILLY
Bettin’ Billy walked with a swag He’d won four grand betting on the nag. No one else thought she would win So the pay-off was good for him. He looked around and saw a good-time girl They had ten … Continue reading
Posted in gambling, homeless, Uncategorized
Tagged CASA, foster care, gambling, homeless, meth, poverty
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COME HOME, MY SON
So this is the outcome! You began the wanderjahr of chasing your dream on a pennyworth of funds, with a pint of whiskey and a sleeping bag, and fists quick to punch. What now, Wastrel? Metals pawned? Marooned on cement? … Continue reading
CARELESS BEAUTY
Rue the beautiful who lose their cherished treasure to the curse of man. ************ photo: commons.wikiedia.org https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-145-beautifulcurse/
NAOMI-MARI*
It is so cold. With a heart for the hurting, I am re-posting from April, 2015. ********* She seemed like a misfit in that room of misfits—clean and well groomed in decent clothing, almost regal, tall, thin, with beautiful gray hair arranged neatly … Continue reading
Posted in homeless, Uncategorized
Tagged brokenness, character study, compassion, homeless, pride, street people
14 Comments