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A Full Barn
When I moved to Charlotte 37 years ago I joined a church that was “out in the country.” The membership was mostly farmers and I learned a lot of new expressions from them. One of my favorites was “A fat wife and a full barn never did a farmer harm.” I especially ide... read more
“When the song of the angel is stilled…..The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry,…”
I’ve seen this quote from Howard Thurmond a lot lately. After our yearly orgy of excess in December, too much activity, food, shopping, you fill in the blank, January is relevantly empty. Putting away Christmas decorations gives us a moment to appreciate simpler surrounding... read more
Her Happiest Birthday Yet
I have a good friend who looks after her grown sister who has mental retardation. These two sisters grew up poor – when we take up a collection for a family in distress through my church, my friend often says she knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end of charity. B... read more
Flying Turkeys
We never get through Thanksgiving week at Loaves & Fishes without someone quoting the classic television comedy WKRP In Cincinnati, “As God is my witness I thought turkeys could fly.” Well at Loaves & Fishes, they do fly. They fly into the pantries and out just as fas... read more
New Ways to Feed the Need
These are exciting times for Loaves & Fishes as we have found some new ways to do old things. Our big fundraising event of the past few years “Feed the Need” has gone from a dinner/dance/auction in our warehouse to a multi-media appeal for support. This year, instead ... read more
“It Makes Us Feel Good”
Opening the mail at Loaves & Fishes is always an adventure – you never know what you will discover – donations (expected and unexpected), bills (also expected and unexpected), letters of thanks from former clients, or maybe a postcard from a vacationing volunteer. The... read more
