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Humility and Hope

December 23, 2011 By Nedra McDaniel 1 Comment

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I read an article this week titled “Christmas belongs to the poor” by Jeff Goins. One of the parts that really stood out for me ironically was from an old Frasier rerun he caught on TV. On that episode Frasier forgot his wallet and several homeless people joined together to pay for his bill. One of the men shared with him the true spirit of Christmas. He said,“The rest of the year belongs to rich people with their fancy houses and expensive foreign cars, but Christmas, Christmas belongs to guys like us.”

This year has given me a different perspective on “rich.” It hasn’t worked out the way we had hoped or planned. My husband was laid off from his job and we are currently waiting out the last few weeks until his new job starts out of state …..while we’ve been living in my in-laws basement.

It’s been a year of new perspective that has brought even more humility.

We moved here for a job a year and a half ago from out of state and now ironically we will be moving again to another state very soon. We left the home I loved and that finally just sold ….this month, after many contracts that did not go through.

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Filed Under: Adventures of the Heart, Give Back, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, City rescue mission, homeless, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Interfaith Hospitlaity Network, Jeff Goins, Lansing, MI, poor, relevant magazine, shelter

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