Comments on: My Blog Action Day: Do I Care About Poverty? http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/ This Isn't Your Mother's Work at Home Business Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:09:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nell http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Nell Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:38:38 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=247#comment-658 Food banks realllly need help right now. I like your honesty though, Kelly. There are so many causes and people who need help that it's hard to get passionate enough about them to give or help. It isn't that one doesn't care but not every cause will grab each person the same way. Nells last blog post..<a href="http://casualfridayeveryday.com/2008/10/17/can-this-really-be-real/" rel="nofollow">Can This Really Be Real?</a> Food banks realllly need help right now. I like your honesty though, Kelly. There are so many causes and people who need help that it’s hard to get passionate enough about them to give or help. It isn’t that one doesn’t care but not every cause will grab each person the same way.

Nells last blog post..Can This Really Be Real?

]]> By: Sheila Penrod http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Sheila Penrod Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:58:40 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=247#comment-652 Wow what a topic to write on. This is very close to home for me since I am a single mom and I'm not considered poverty because I make about $750 a year more than the poverty level is for our household. I am truely a one income family because I don't get child support. Kelly, you can't help everyone. You help a tremindous amount of people by sharing your knowledge. Also, you help your neice in the care of the quads. Can more be done? More can always be done. When I think about what I can do for others I look at my family, friends and church family and I think about the situations they are in and wonder what are the small things that I can do to make life just a little bit easier. Things that I would love for someone to do for me, but I'm not going to wait for it to be done to me, I'm going to do it first. It is a big deal for me to not have to make a meal. So an invitation to someones house is huge. You just need to find what fits your personality and help in that way. I just want to thank you for the help that you have given me in the knowledge and project that you gave me to help me to get started to reach my goals. Wow what a topic to write on. This is very close to home for me since I am a single mom and I’m not considered poverty because I make about $750 a year more than the poverty level is for our household. I am truely a one income family because I don’t get child support.

Kelly, you can’t help everyone. You help a tremindous amount of people by sharing your knowledge. Also, you help your neice in the care of the quads. Can more be done? More can always be done. When I think about what I can do for others I look at my family, friends and church family and I think about the situations they are in and wonder what are the small things that I can do to make life just a little bit easier. Things that I would love for someone to do for me, but I’m not going to wait for it to be done to me, I’m going to do it first. It is a big deal for me to not have to make a meal. So an invitation to someones house is huge. You just need to find what fits your personality and help in that way.

I just want to thank you for the help that you have given me in the knowledge and project that you gave me to help me to get started to reach my goals.

]]> By: Vickie http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Vickie Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:44:52 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=247#comment-650 I'll ditto what C. Erickson said. You've helped so many people and that counts! On the same order as Traci's idea, you could hire a p/t paid person in an internship type position. This would require a commitment of course, but definitely would be beneficial, I think. It's a win - win. "Give to receive," and "Teach a man to fish..." I’ll ditto what C. Erickson said. You’ve helped so many people and that counts!

On the same order as Traci’s idea, you could hire a p/t paid person in an internship type position. This would require a commitment of course, but definitely would be beneficial, I think. It’s a win – win. “Give to receive,” and “Teach a man to fish…”

]]> By: Laurie http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Laurie Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:35:54 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=247#comment-649 I think there are similar microlending organizations that you could look into who will let you lend to women in the US, so that it will be more in line with what you want to accomplish. Great thinking! I think there are similar microlending organizations that you could look into who will let you lend to women in the US, so that it will be more in line with what you want to accomplish. Great thinking!

]]> By: C. Erickson http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-648 C. Erickson Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:20:50 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=247#comment-648 Well, Kelly, I believe that if you've mentored a single mother so she can succeed in her home-based business then you have done something about poverty. Remember, if we all helped those we know or meet somewhere along the way, most charities would not be necessary. I'm more inclined to think that prayer and giving someone the tools to succeed trumps buying them a bowl of soup. (Or why not do both? I remember days when being invited to supper was a pretty big blessing, even if it was more for the family atmosphere than for physical nourishment.) Well, Kelly, I believe that if you’ve mentored a single mother so she can succeed in her home-based business then you have done something about poverty. Remember, if we all helped those we know or meet somewhere along the way, most charities would not be necessary.

I’m more inclined to think that prayer and giving someone the tools to succeed trumps buying them a bowl of soup. (Or why not do both? I remember days when being invited to supper was a pretty big blessing, even if it was more for the family atmosphere than for physical nourishment.)

]]> By: Elizabeth Roberts http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Elizabeth Roberts Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:51:17 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=247#comment-647 One thing that could be done NOW is donate to the local food banks. I understand from the news that ALL food banks are hurting. Loved your honesty! Very thought provoking! One thing that could be done NOW is donate to the local food banks. I understand from the news that ALL food banks are hurting.

Loved your honesty! Very thought provoking!

]]> By: Amy Derby http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Amy Derby Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:47:38 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=247#comment-646 Hey Kelly, It would probably take a few calls, but there is likely a shelter or center near you that helps single moms. I'm in a relatively small Chicago suburb and we have one I volunteer at; they focus on women, and many are moms. I don't know you well enough to know how you feel about going through a church. I'm not Christian myself, but the local churches often do keep a list of folks who need help. So that could be a place to start too. Amy Derbys last blog post..<a href="http://write-from-home.com/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-conquering-stress-addiction" rel="nofollow">Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Conquering Stress Addiction</a> Hey Kelly,

It would probably take a few calls, but there is likely a shelter or center near you that helps single moms. I’m in a relatively small Chicago suburb and we have one I volunteer at; they focus on women, and many are moms.

I don’t know you well enough to know how you feel about going through a church. I’m not Christian myself, but the local churches often do keep a list of folks who need help. So that could be a place to start too.

Amy Derbys last blog post..Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Conquering Stress Addiction

]]> By: Traci http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/my-blog-action-day-do-i-care-about-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Traci Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:30:34 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=247#comment-645 How ironic you posted about this, because I was just making calls this afternoon to find someone in our church who needed extra income as we've decided to hire someone to come in weekly to clean our house. We wanted to try and help someone we already knew that was in need, as so many are hurting financially. Tracis last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TracisChristianCottage/~3/420976913/" rel="nofollow">The Duggar’s: Quiverful Role Models</a> How ironic you posted about this, because I was just making calls this afternoon to find someone in our church who needed extra income as we’ve decided to hire someone to come in weekly to clean our house. We wanted to try and help someone we already knew that was in need, as so many are hurting financially.

Tracis last blog post..The Duggar’s: Quiverful Role Models

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