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I have had an interesting week. I was talking to the neighbor lady, and she told me that her husband had surgery and wasn’t doing too well, and that she was extremely busy trying to keep things going.
I noticed that her yard was full of weeds. Even higher than my fence. I decided to be a “Good Samaritan,” and go weed along our fence area for her.
Big mistake! The next day there were two “No trespassing,” signs glaring over the fence directed at my back yard.
I realized that I had done the wrong thing. I should have asked first if they wanted help. (Hind sight is always easier!)
I immediately wrote an apology, put it inside one of my books, and placed it on their front porch. (I didn’t think they were in a talking mood right then, and I didn’t have a phone number.)
The signs are still up, and I haven’t heard a thing from my neighbors yet.
What are we suppose to do? Are we better off to turn our backs on people when it looks like they need help?
Have you had a similar experience?
I think I know the answer to this story. Jesus says to love your neighbors, (even mine) as we do ourselves. We should continue to reach out to others that need help.
I have only had two incidents where the people got upset when I tried to help them. I can tell you hundreds of others stories where people gladly accepted the help and were very thankful.
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Man! The United States Government is going down to the wire on trying to stop our country from going bankrupt. It seems so silly that grown men and women can’t agree enough to save their country from all this stress.
I am not blaming just the Republicans, Democrats or the Independents. I am blaming ALL of them. They need to learn a new word called compromise!
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I am reminding you that my book, “Signs of Hope: Ways to Survive in an Unfriendly World,” is on a special sale right now. It is listed at $19.99 in all the retail stores, but if you order from this site it is only $15.99. The shipping is cut in half as well. A total savings of over $6.00.
It is a books that is very fitting in our current economy. It reaches out to those who suffer from anxiety, fear, depression, self-doubt, hopelessness, addictions, etc. There is certainly many people suffering from at least one of those. If you know of someone who may fit into one of the above afflictions, this is a great book for them.
Life is tough and then you die. That is a hard statement, but my answer to that is: Never, ever, give up!!