Character will always be revealed when money is involved. I’ve heard some sad and, at times, ridiculous stories about relationships ruined over financial expectations not being met… in families, among friends, within churches, neighbors, etc. But I, like any other...
Through the years I’ve been asked to “loan” money to people knowing full well that they were not likely to repay it. Not large sums…..a power bill here, some gas money there, a Christmas layaway final payment, partial rent payment, etc. I kept...
I had a dream last night. In it, I put on my candy pink terry cloth bathrobe that I like so much on cool mornings, but it had been washed and was now a soft shade of yellow, which was also quite lovely and attractive. In the dream, also, it seemed I went to give...
For family and friends Bill and I had the opportunity to assist financially on occasion. It’s hard to think how desperate people can feel at times when money is tight or non-existent. In some difficult years I, too, knew the feeling of wondering how we’d make a...
