This is a beautiful story by Larry Lee about what happened when he told the story of a woman and her children living in a mobile home in rural Alabama.
It is a story of kindness and the spirit of Christmas. Our country should not have so many people eking out a bare existence. There shouldn’t be such glaring inequality. But in the meanwhile there is spontaneous kindness.
Lee begins:
“Don’t you believe them. Not for even one minute. You know, those folks on TV cable news sitting there in their makeup telling us how terrible the world is. Those faceless voices on talk radio that rant and rave that no one in this country cares anymore and that the end is just around the corner.
“They don’t have a clue. Their world is so focused on gloom and doom and blame that it’s unlikely they would know a good deed if they saw it.
“Why do I know they are wrong?
Because I’ve been down a dirt road in Clarke County.”
Read on.

Wonderful story, Diane. Thank you for sharing it. Merry Christmas.
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Great story about selfless giving! Too bad about the comments from the lunatic fringe. The ultra-conservative wrong race to trash the poor, and those who promote helping them, in my local papers in the North, too.
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Larry Lee is the best contributor to the newspapers here in Alabama! Besides excellent posts such as this, he is also an outstanding writer in regards to public education here in Alabama.
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I agree 100% Alabama Teacher!!! BTW…we need more Alabama BATs…if you aren’t one please thing about joining!
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What a beautiful story of gratitude and giving. Thank you Diane for your generosity of spirit. Your open heart speaks as loudly as your mighty intelligence, and I know this is why your work resonates with so many. Wishing you many blessings this holiday season.
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Beautiful indeed. Thanks so much for sharing. I must admit. So much that is happening, I too become cynical. At my age, perhaps that is “normal”. At any event, stories like this gets me back on track – at least for a time.
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Nice story. Thanks for sharing.
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