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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Saturday, June 02, 2007
#68 - Reality Check
Today is "do the bills" day.
Hubby and I were discussing concerns over having enough money for the new car, and two planned trips for this year.
Should we cut back on cable?
Maybe put off buying the new air conditioner for the other car?
I went and got the mail while he finished pouring over the bills.
We got a letter from our CCF sponsor child who lives in Thailand.
We send him a little extra every month.
The mail is VERY slow.
The letter was a thank you for his Christmas gift!
He spent the money on school books, his education savings, and rice for his family.
Yes, rice.
Their harvest failed this year due to drought.
The parents work hard on their patch of land, and sometimes the father must work extra jobs to feed his family.
And I felt so ..
so...
selfish.
In the mail I had also received an order of craft supplies. I opened them and realized I didn't even like one of the items I had purchased.
and I thought...
I could have used that money for them...
for our sponsor child's family.
Hubby and I just looked at each other and grew silent.
We had been fretting over car expenses, vacations, and cable bills just a few moments earlier.
And we both agreed that this is just not right.
Today you will see news about protests taking place in Germany and London.
BBC NEWS World Europe Riots break out at German rally
BBC NEWS UK Thousands attend poverty protest
The protesters are demanding that the industrial nations attending the G8 summit meet their promises to cut global poverty... not later, but now.
You can sign the petition here:
Your Voice Against Poverty » Email Chancellor Merkel now
or if you prefer you can make the difference in the life of one child... one family here:
Christian Children's Fund: Improving the Lives of Children - Sponsor a Child Today
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Hubby and I were discussing concerns over having enough money for the new car, and two planned trips for this year.
Should we cut back on cable?
Maybe put off buying the new air conditioner for the other car?
I went and got the mail while he finished pouring over the bills.
We got a letter from our CCF sponsor child who lives in Thailand.
We send him a little extra every month.
The mail is VERY slow.
The letter was a thank you for his Christmas gift!
He spent the money on school books, his education savings, and rice for his family.
Yes, rice.
Their harvest failed this year due to drought.
The parents work hard on their patch of land, and sometimes the father must work extra jobs to feed his family.
And I felt so ..
so...
selfish.
In the mail I had also received an order of craft supplies. I opened them and realized I didn't even like one of the items I had purchased.
and I thought...
I could have used that money for them...
for our sponsor child's family.
Hubby and I just looked at each other and grew silent.
We had been fretting over car expenses, vacations, and cable bills just a few moments earlier.
And we both agreed that this is just not right.
Today you will see news about protests taking place in Germany and London.
BBC NEWS World Europe Riots break out at German rally
BBC NEWS UK Thousands attend poverty protest
The protesters are demanding that the industrial nations attending the G8 summit meet their promises to cut global poverty... not later, but now.
You can sign the petition here:
Your Voice Against Poverty » Email Chancellor Merkel now
or if you prefer you can make the difference in the life of one child... one family here:
Christian Children's Fund: Improving the Lives of Children - Sponsor a Child Today
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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