Posted on 12/03/2008 10:08:34 AM PST by JimSEA
The ones who sit around and take handouts should be referred to as the greedy Americans.
Proverbs 31 tells of a working mother, too.
Pg.31-32
“...They sang the Okie tunes that gave them identity and strength, for the people in Weedpatch Camp had learned to accept hardship without showing weakness. “Now, come on, everybody, quit that complaining,” one woman said. “Every cloud has a silver lining. If you don't like things here in camp, be nice enough to keep it to yourself.” “’Tain’t no use to sit an’ whine,” one song advised, while another, “Tow-Sack Tattler,” went like this:
It takes a little courage;
And a little self-control;
And a grim determination;
If you want to reach the goal;
It takes a deal of striving;
And a firm and stern-set chin;
No matter what the battle;
If you really want to win.
You must take a blow and give one.
You must risk and you must lose
And expect with the battle
You must suffer from a bruise.
But you mustn't wince or falter
Lest a fight you might begin.
Be a man and face the battle.
That's the only way to win.”
I wonder if the majority in America can find this kind of strength, resourcefulness and self-determination ever again.
I can think of a lot of admirable adjectives but beautiful isn’t one of them.
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The timing of this story is suspicious.
Amen.
Ha! Right click, Save.
I ran across a website by her grandson. I’ll see if I can find it again for you. His grandmother was fierce in the protection of her family... even through times of tragedy.
No, you’re not the only one.
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“Am I the only one who thinks that even with the dirt, the stress and sadness, that her mother was stunningly beautiful?”
No,you’re sure not.
I hear you. My dad would never ‘go camping’....he said he had a bed to sleep in and a table to eat on, why should he have to sleep outside again!
well the lady in this photo is my Great Grandmother and my Grandmother is on the left side of her. I am posting this so that everyone knows that my Aunt is NOT telling the whole truth, and we are NOT ashamed of this photo. Also if she’s so ashamed of the photo, Why is she holding it and doing an interview?
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