Robbery

I remember when cherries were the most expensive fruit and certainly not available all year. I don’t remember eating a fresh cherry until I was an adult, maybe not even until my kids were adults! They still are quite expensive! Food prices are ridiculous! A food/fuel benefit for seniors is available once per year, roughly this time of year for $225. Not sure how you choose, obviously it won’t cover either bill. I haven’t had a winter hydro bill under $200 in years. Groceries? I just got 2 bags full for $128! It’s real bad, and I am not sure how to fix it? We have a growing season of two ish months and we are not on a farm. Freeze or starve?

I could go way back, chips or a chocolate bar was twenty five cents. You could get everything Momma needed at the corner store, prices might even be cheaper than the grocery store. This year is off the charts. Two bags of chips for $8.50, good old reliable Kraft dinner is over a $1.50 a box, so is a can of Campbells Soup?? They raised Minimum wage, they made daycare more available.. huge gains for families, and then they jack our food prices out of the park! Two loaves of bread, $8.00, milk, three bags, $7.00, losing an income in your home could have you homeless in a heartbeat. It is really scary, worse than that, I know people that are truly scared!

I truly hope if you are blessed that you remember your fellow man. When someone reaches out, I hope you are able to able to throw a life preserver. I hope you are helping, even if you are the quiet one behind the scenes. Help does not only mean money. My wish is that you can have an impact on someone worse off than yourself. We did a Turkey drive once at a school, hand over hand, assembly line to donate turkeys! We did a mitten tree another time, anyone could take a pair! Helping is not only for Christmas, and there are plenty of foundations doing something for someone. Plenty of local places in your own communities. Find out what they are, arrange to do something with a group of friends or coworkers! My wish is that everyone be involved!