Not Good Enough? Read This.
The next time you feel like GOD can’t use you, just remember…
Noah was a drunk.
Abraham was too old.
Isaac was a daydreamer.
Jacob was a liar.
Leah was ugly.
Joseph was abused.
Moses had a stuttering problem and was a murderer.
Gideon was afraid.
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer.
Rahab was a prostitute.
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young.
David had an affair and was a murderer.
Elijah was suicidal.
Isaiah preached naked.
Jonah ran from God.
Naomi was a widow.
Job went bankrupt.
Peter denied Christ.
The Disciples fell asleep while praying.
Martha worried about everything.
Mary Magdalene was an adulteress.
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once.
Zaccheus was too small.
Paul was too religious.
Timothy had an ulcer.
And Lazarus was dead!We tend to forget that God uses regular people to do extraordinary things!
Source: internet, email, my pastor
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Feed A Family For $45
Check out this link for a detailed schedule with shopping list and recipes to feed a family of 4-6 for a week for $45. These low-fat, low-cholestrol, high-protein, high-fiber meals are healthy and nutrition info is included! There’s even instructions for making them low-sodium. Meals include french toast, black bean soup and mac & cheese. Yum!!
Via email from darkmoon. 
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From A Hole To A Home: How “Housing First” Is Working Across America
“Arthur Sena spent years living in a hole that he had dug near the railroad tracks. He would probably still be there, defying offers of help from social workers and using cardboard to ward off the chill, if Denver had not adopted a radical strategy of putting homeless people into apartments of their own, no strings attached.”
“The ‘housing first’ policy that this city adopted last year is part of an accelerating national movement that has reduced the numbers of the chronically homeless — the single, troubled men and women who spend years in the streets and shelters — in more than 20 cities.”
>> continue reading “New Campaign Shows Progress for Homeless“
This article was emailed to me with no name attached and I didn’t recognize the email address, but to whomever sent it, thank you!!
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Task Force to End Homelessness Meets Again
The Guilford County-Greensboro-High Point Task Force to End Homelessness met again on Thursday, June 22. This was just the third meeting of the Task Force, which was announced in February. Further meetings had been delayed as leaders sought to add additional members who could assist the Task Force in meeting its goal of developing and implementing a Ten Year Plan to end homelessness in our community. But it looks as though we’re really on our way this time, and we’ll meet monthly in the future.
Some of the new faces I saw this time were Andy Scott from the City of Greensboro and Ed Kitchen, representing the Bryan Foundation. There were also reps from churches, non-profits, foundations, and businesses. Martha Are, from NC DHHS briefly recapped her presentation on homelessness and the Ten Year Plan, and reemphasized the need for our plan to be a business plan vs. a social services plan. It has be data-driven, focus on best practices and include: a baseline, benchmarks, a budget, cost/benefit info, and an evaluation component.
In addition to our monthly meetings, our Task Force will now begin meeting in working groups, which will focus on specific areas relevant to the plan, including research, outreach and housing, and implementation.
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Ten Year Plan: Winston
The draft of Winston Salem’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness is available on the web, as well as their public forum presentation and research. Go here. (Scroll to bottom of page for TYP links.)
Thanks to Tim West for the link.
Original post 03/23/06. Updated 06/22/06.
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Meetup
Last night was a gorgeous evening for a Meetup, and I enjoyed my time with my fellow bloggers (and Lucy!) at Panera. Find out more about Meetups. See you in July!
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“To Protect and To Serve”
A while back, I asked fellow blogger “The Bobbysitter” about the origin of the phrase “protect and serve,” which is used by police departments around the country. He promised to get me an answer, but shortly after that, he took a break from blogging. But despite the break, he still found the answer, and sent it to me via email this week:
“In 1955, a contest was announced in the Los Angeles Police Department’s internal magazine, BEAT. The contest involved devising a motto for the Los Angeles Police Academy. The motto needed to be something that would succinctly express the ideals to which those who serve as Los Angeles Police Officers are dedicated.”“The winning entry, ‘to protect and to serve,’ was submitted by Officer Joseph S. Dorobek and served as the LAPD academy’s motto until, by City Council action, it became the official motto of the entire Los Angeles Police Department in 1963. It continues to appear on the Department’s patrol cars as a symbol of commitment to service.”
“To protect and to serve” has become one of the most recognizable phrases in law enforcement. Throughout its almost 50 years of use, it has come to embody the spirit, dedication, and professionalism of the Officers of the Los Angeles Police Department.”
– Source
Thanks, Bobbysitter. I wish you well and look forward to the return of your blog.
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