Thursday, November 24th, 2011
In 2006 – when the economy was surging with no apparent end in sight – we decided it would be good to let our children experience the struggles less fortunate people endure. So on Thanksgiving, we joined with other families from our parish to serve at a homeless shelter in downtown.
There we encountered men and [...]
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
‘Giddyup giddyup 409′… ‘And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye’… ‘I remember when rock was young’… ‘We’re going racing in the streets’… ‘Baby you’re much too fast.’ These lyrics are from songs – by The Beach Boys, Don McLean, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Prince – that pay tribute to a manufacturing icon: [...]
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Eternal Gratefulness
Thursday, November 24th, 2011In 2006 – when the economy was surging with no apparent end in sight – we decided it would be good to let our children experience the struggles less fortunate people endure. So on Thanksgiving, we joined with other families from our parish to serve at a homeless shelter in downtown.
There we encountered men and [...]
Read More »
Tags: abuse, acts of kindness, ailments, amidst, avoidance, downtown, downtown houston, economy, end, fixings, gratitude, homeless shelter, Houston, many blessings, pain, pain and suffering, parish, shelter, sight, Thanksgiving, water glasses, words and smiles