tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post2085153577940650461..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Politics, Poverty, and Prayer #Tvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-34295612555997815852013-03-20T19:01:55.494-04:002013-03-20T19:01:55.494-04:00Isn't it amazing when God takes care of people...Isn't it amazing when God takes care of people like that and in the process bolsters the faith of a child!Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-81560689127773300432013-03-18T22:07:33.655-04:002013-03-18T22:07:33.655-04:00Lin, it is our good fortune that the good people a...Lin, it is our good fortune that the good people around us have a greater influence on our lives than do the politicians. I think. Have you noticed that people can sort out their problems amicably, but if you assign the name "committee" to a bunch of people nothing constructive ever happens?vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-84340138879860150382013-03-18T21:55:56.914-04:002013-03-18T21:55:56.914-04:00I have lost my faith in all things government and ...I have lost my faith in all things government and this story just adds to it.<br /><br />Thank goodness for god and good people around us who make up for the idiots of Washington and local governments. Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-57345020503153706412013-03-18T20:23:10.136-04:002013-03-18T20:23:10.136-04:00Grace, I do believe that. Goats are an efficient ...Grace, I do believe that. Goats are an efficient machine to provide needed protein. And fertilizer if you garden. I do know goat milk is available on the market. I've no desire to go back to it.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-729897069910919972013-03-18T13:49:47.196-04:002013-03-18T13:49:47.196-04:00Leave it to the government to invent new and wonde...Leave it to the government to invent new and wonderful ways to waste money and resources. Would you believe back in the 1940's folks in the Bronx kept goats? Now you can buy goat milk in the grocery stores...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-25603299329474905442013-03-18T13:19:32.186-04:002013-03-18T13:19:32.186-04:00Jim, it is good to have memories; yet one does not...Jim, it is good to have memories; yet one does not long for the not-so-good old days.<br /><br />Shelly,our parents and grandparents saw some tough times. Yet in times of distress, prayer is the answer!<br /><br />Chuck, God never fails. Politicians, on the other hand...<br /><br />vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-23619215909143845822013-03-18T10:03:48.492-04:002013-03-18T10:03:48.492-04:00God is good indeed! Politicians are a different b...God is good indeed! Politicians are a different breed.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-27074908923081786212013-03-18T09:25:43.267-04:002013-03-18T09:25:43.267-04:00I remember my grandfather telling heart-rending st...I remember my grandfather telling heart-rending stories about their cattle being shot and then not even being allowed to salvage the meat for their hungry families.<br /><br />I love the story of your goat. Prayer works!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-77929250122719750532013-03-18T06:55:43.933-04:002013-03-18T06:55:43.933-04:00I love it when you tell stories like this. I liked...I love it when you tell stories like this. I liked the part about the goat in your yard better than the part about the goats in Washington, but both were an interesting glimpse into a time that we can't get back, even if we wanted it.Jimhttp://blog.jimgrey.netnoreply@blogger.com