Well,once again you got me thinking Dexter. heavy sigh. NO friends ever call me. No neighbors ever knock on my door to see if I'm ok (but they let me know they've "been wondering about me since they hadn't seen me in a while" if I happen out to the mail box when they are coming or going... (does this mean I could be dead in my house and only the dog barking incessantly might give them rise to wonder more?) No one IRL emails me except 1 person.. who has such a busy life and has been supportive (in her own way ) in the past... family??? you must be joking! Mail??? nada not from anyone I know personally.... nothing ... email.... rarely.... 2 ppl (one being the one IRL who I mentioned, but even her I send the Garfield cartoon to and often have no responses) I send emails... saying I won't make a meeting... cuz I don't go much and have to go even less according to my T.... had a conference call for a big even coming up for a group... missed it they didn't call me either. I'm really not needed.

bummer. I sure do understand. I chalk it up to that ppl really don't know how to help, don't know how to support us, and also that they fear they might actually HAVE to own up to their words and drive us someplace once in a while, ya know? My church is "far" for the area.. as there are plenty in between me and that one.. but nothing like the one I am a member of... but when a stranger there finds out where I live, they suggest I find a closer church!!! (They only find out because theyhear someone else tell me they haven't seen me around... duh!) I mean, I'm in concert choir but one one person has ever called me when I missed.... and only called once. (and I showed up the next time right after their call, so they know it meant something?)

So what do we do? grrrr Telling someone to eat well when they know we don't have the way to do that... well, that's spoken of by James how wrong that is... and in other parts of the Bible, telling someone to be warm and full without giving them a coat or food grrrrrrrr seems to me that tells us that these kind of ppl existed even back then?

Ok, what to do. We can try and live in spite of them! Or we can make a list of what we do need... and how another can help , and then CALL them.. say hey I need some bread and milk and I don't have any money or any way to get to the store, HOW can you help me out? I guess we could call the local mission or daily bread organization and ask just how they help.. I do know the Salvation Army helps in stuff like that.

For the time being, I am mobile, and I usually eat once a day (out, since I can't manage shopping and cooking for myself) so I am not really in your position in that. For the lack of support? yeah. I 'm there with ya, buddy. But don't go hungry... ask DocJohn about some help some of us give for members just like you!

But even food and warmth doesn't take the place of friendship. I'm sorry.