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I needed a teacher
If you would rather listen to this blog post, check out our Real Help for Real Living podcast here. My father had a love of water. It started with an above ground swimming pool in the early 1960’s. There were fishing trips in sixteen-foot row boats. His best friend...
Acme is more than a company the Road Runner buys from
If you would rather listen to this blog post, check out our Real Help for Real Living podcast here. I was a commuter student in college. My first three semesters, I took two buses to get there. In my fourth semester, I purchased a ten year old car. I thought I...
My alarm clock tricked me
If you would rather listen to this blog post, check out our Real Help for Real Living podcast here. I’m still old fashioned. I don’t use my smart phone as an alarm clock. I have a clock radio. Try finding one at your favorite department store. You’re going to...
Sixty years of fishing line
If you would rather listen to this blog post, check out our Real Help for Real Living podcast here. My dad loved to fish. When I was seven, he took me fishing in a leaky, wooden sixteen-foot rowboat with a ten horsepower Mercury outboard on the back. We fished...
It was there. I just didn’t see it.
If you would rather listen to this blog post, check out our Real Help for Real Living podcast here. My father was a master fabricator. He could make anything with steel. He would wake up in the middle of the night with an idea, grab some paper and design his...
I remember the Toilet Paper Shortage of 1974
If you would rather listen to this blog post, check out our Real Help for Real Living podcast. Click here. I was in high school when the toilet paper shortage of 1974 struck America. We had just gone through the energy shortage in January where there were gas...
Sometimes I feel as if I’m in the movie Groundhog Day
If you would rather listen to this blog post, check out our Real Help for Real Living podcast. Click here. You’ve probably seen the movie Ground Hog Day. Bill Murray wakes up and it is Ground Hog Day every morning. Yes, every morning. My “Groundhog Day” goes to the...
Charlotte Rescue Mission breaks ground on new facility for men
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WCNC) Watch the video here.
Charlotte Rescue Mission brings Easter to the homeless
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) While those around the Queen City enjoyed Easter Sunday with family and friends, Charlotte Rescue Mission ensured those without a place to go could still experience the feeling of being cared for. With hot meals, movies, and video...
There May Not Be A “Next Time”
If you would rather listen to this blog post, check out our Real Help for Real Living podcast. Click here. I was overdue for vacation. It had been a busy fall, and the last week in March was the first vacation I would have had since last summer. In November,...