Tag Archives: homelessness

no (spare) change

Posted on April 6, 2021 by whimsygizmo

,  and so we walk on bywithout learning their stories, their former glories, their names.  we look at the side-walk. our phones. the sky. anywhere but their soulful eyes.  what if we bent (empty-handed, open-hearted) and let them know they’re seen?  what a different world this might still be.   … Continue reading →

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Outside the Box

Posted on November 4, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. It’s a castle. A cottage in the woods. A cozy split-level for four in a friendly suburb. See the white ……………………(graffiti) picket fence? It’s a cabin in a dense forest. A humble condo at the lake. Hear the …………….(traffic) … Continue reading →

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Minding Manna

Posted on September 26, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… Give us this day a way to fill more than aching stomachs. Our daily bread is not enough for empty hearts. And when we merely fold our hands and close our eyes, ………….forgive us.     .. Written for … Continue reading →

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