Tag: work

  • Not exactly a shut-in

    I can only wish just a hint of truth existed in the thought behind the question on the community comment website. Such a simple question … one stranger who wondered about me enough to write, β€œIs she a shut-in or something?” One of the other reporters mentioned the posting. I do not generally visit this…

  • Prayer meeting in the park

    The economic crunch of recent years hit real estate related businesses hard. The number of homes sold dropped along with the price of houses. Even the task of appraising houses for their market value declined. This job that had once supported my friend left her looking elsewhere for employment. Month after month calls asking for…

  • less cash, more kid time

    My neighbor fell so deeply in love that she no longer wanted to work – she wanted to spend all day, every day, with the new guy in her life – her baby boy.This was not what she and her husband had originally planned. They expected her to miss only a couple of months from…