Winning Words 11/5/12
“We’re all just regular folks walkin’ down the road God done set in front of us.”  (Denver Moore)  Homeless people have names…like “Denver Moore.”  His biography is in a new book, “Same Kind of Different as Me.”  Miss Debbie changed the lives of a rich white man and a homeless black man.  When Denver left prison after 10 years, the prisoners in the yard gave him a standing ovation.  Do you wonder why?    ;-)  Jack

 FROM SHARIN' SHARON:  Enjoyed your WW this morning.   I read these words yesterday from the Henri Nouwen Society.  "In God's eyes there is no distance between bottom and top.  There shouldn't be in our eyes either."  I think the gentleman you quoted today must understand this too.  What a great title he thought up for his book!!!!!!////FROM JACK:  Poverty and poor are interesting words.  While they seem to indicate a lack of worldly goods and a kind of negativity, I see a positive side, too.  "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them."  (Matthew 5:3)

 FROM EEC IN MICHIGAN:  Why did they give him a standing o?////FROM JACK:  I guess that you and I will have to read the book.  It would be an interesting selection for your Book Club.

 FROM "SAINT" JUDY:  We made dinner for MCREST last night.  Twenty women and nine children including several infants.  They were normal homeless women and children...just like us.  It's incredibly humbling.  I will have to read the  book.  Happy Monday.////FROM JACK:  We complain when we lose our electricity.  Homeless people who lose "power" have a real burden.  More power to those who help them out in their time of need..////JUDY:  We took the easy way.  The people who stay overnight and take them to where they need to go and tutor them, etc etc are the real angels!

 FROM CS IN WISCONSIN:  Just finished reading this book and thought it was great! It takes just one to make a great deal of difference in this world.////FROM JACK:  I wonder how many will be intrigued enough to read the book, because of the "seed" that you planted.  I'm planning to.

 FROM PH IN MINNESOTA:  Sounds like a good read.  We have had 5 funerals in 9 days.  Waaaay   too much death for a little over one week.   It does go in spurts sometimes.////FROM JACK:  Death happens to regular folks as they're walkin' down the road God done set in front of them.

 FROM PLAINFOLKS CHESTER:  I bet you'll tell me!////FROM JACK:  You lost the bet.  You'll have better luck at the Isle of Capri Casino.

 FROM TAMPA SHIRL:  Yes, what was he in prison for and why did he get the ovation and why didn't he have a job?////FROM JACK:  Does Tampa have a library?////SHIRL:  You sent me to the computer.  His life was very interesting, hard, and uplifting.  Fort Worth is a very interesting city.  I tried to check another website about his life, but it seemed too concerned about why he was in prison.  This has been a busy day with running errands for a sick neighbor and helping to celebrate Emily's 12th birthday- one of my four grandchildren who live in Tampa.  Thanks for helping me learn something new today.  We have a neighbor who goes to garage sales and buys shoes for veterans who are living in a home here for homeless veterans.  She buys them.,washes them,.and takes them to the house.

 FROM BLAZING OAKS:  Sounds like that would be worth a read! I'm curious as to the standing ovation! I would guess some folks are more "regular" than others! :-) But  yes, we're all walking the path of life we have chosen, or are put upon...Clint Black says "the only easy day was yesterday": somewhat true! ////FROM JACK:  You can order it from Half.com for 96 cents, plus postage.