Dilemma

Ok, so when I went to go pick up supper tonight I was faced with what continues to be for me a moral/spiritual dilemma...the folks with the "will work for food" signs. I am always torn. On the one hand, I feel like if folks really wanted to work, there are jobs out there to be had. Not the best jobs, but work nonetheless. Mr. David Rose of Nash County might be able to use some folks to pick sweet potatoes or tobacco on one of his many acres of farmland. We support local charities that give a hand up to people who need it. I myself have spent many a night volunteering in homeless shelters and know that a lot of these folks are decent people. I know that most Americans (ourselves included) are one or two paychecks away from homelessness. But I am not going to give my money to be spent possibly on alcohol or worse when there are jobs out there to be had. On the other hand, what if, as Hebrews says, in giving money to these guys, we are entertaining angels without knowing it? Jesus was pretty much broke also and I'm sure there were plenty of folks who wondered as He was preaching and healing why he didn't go get a "real" job. I don't know if there is an easy answer to the situation.

We've started painting our room and it looks really good. One wall is dark aqua and the other 3 are going to be more turquoise. Bought bed linens in beige (like the sand at the beach since we are going w/ a beach theme here) and aqua and I must say it looks pretty cool so far. We're going to hold off on Dan the Man's room for a while just to see what he really gets/stays interested in. Right now I don't think he really cares what's on the walls in his room.

I know Possum and everyone else has posted a list of Oscar choices but you know what? We haven't seen any of these movies and may not even watch the Oscars. So there.