tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post115738266634521834..comments2023-10-31T05:56:45.788-07:00Comments on LutheranChik's "L" Word Diary: The Yard Sale Economic BarometerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1157597682837284732006-09-06T19:54:00.000-07:002006-09-06T19:54:00.000-07:00There are so many grandparents raising grandchildr...There are so many grandparents raising grandchildren with so little resources. I see it daily at school and frankly don't see how some can do it day in and day out. Seems like we have a generation of children who are being raised by tv, grandparents and teachersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1157565352971417942006-09-06T10:55:00.000-07:002006-09-06T10:55:00.000-07:00I've spent half of my life in a city and then the ...I've spent half of my life in a city and then the next half in a very rural area. The interesting thing in "the country" is that people of various means and classes are more likely to mix, that is, attend the same schools, churches, and go to the same stores. <BR/><BR/>I've found that this mixing can make me more sensitive to the way others live. This is good.<BR/><BR/>I've also noticed that "second homes" for "summer people" are not just the cabins of old, but are being built larger and fancier than the homes of the local people. This has a lot to do with land prices. It will have a big impact on our local institutions, one way or another. And the lower income people are being priced out of regular homes.<BR/><BR/>Rhetorical questions: What can local churches to to help the people who have little? Should the national church bodies take a stand regarding the owning of second homes when there are so many people whose first home is so meager?LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083454353846306345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1157509710001648252006-09-05T19:28:00.000-07:002006-09-05T19:28:00.000-07:00I suspect the profit the church will make from the...I suspect the profit the church will make from the sale of the end tables and the TV will be beyond measure.Questing Parsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944757278009104092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1157477149761019642006-09-05T10:25:00.000-07:002006-09-05T10:25:00.000-07:00These stories make my heart hurt. There are too m...These stories make my heart hurt. There are too many of them being told, and the church (not to mention the rest of the community) is stretched so darn thin. Sigh.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380822736915028078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1157466792568800302006-09-05T07:33:00.000-07:002006-09-05T07:33:00.000-07:00That just sucks. When I see and hear stuff like t...That just sucks. When I see and hear stuff like that I flash between anger and sadness as well as impotence. It seems like the solutions to these social ills are so out of reach.Tom in Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12154434042794825551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1157426360229195532006-09-04T20:19:00.000-07:002006-09-04T20:19:00.000-07:00Good tip. Thanks for the information. I know of ...Good tip. Thanks for the information. I know of two such people who are having tough times raising grandchildren.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235511328970565339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1157392696293702882006-09-04T10:58:00.000-07:002006-09-04T10:58:00.000-07:00For anyone who knows of grandparents raising grand...For anyone who knows of grandparents raising grandchildren: Your local council or commission on aging may have monies available for what's called kinship care...help for persons 60+ who are raising minor family members. They don't have to be legal guardians in order to qualify for help, but they do need to meet certain income guidelines. These monies are doled out in little grants -- not a lot per family, but enough for things like buying children's school clothes or furniture or paying for school materials/band or athletic equipment.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1157388308801704492006-09-04T09:45:00.000-07:002006-09-04T09:45:00.000-07:00Oh, LC, that post makes me cry.I'll send up a litt...Oh, LC, that post makes me cry.<BR/><BR/>I'll send up a little prayer for that grandmother, and all the grandmothers, who are raising their grandkids.<BR/><BR/>Keep 'em close, Lord.<BR/><BR/>Love+<BR/>RachelRachel Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534890739695708419noreply@blogger.com