JOELGLAINE opened this issue on Dec 27, 2008 · 106 posts
JOELGLAINE posted Fri, 09 January 2009 at 8:48 AM
The amazing generosity of you folks is making it REALLY hard to see today. I guess I'm a real hard ass, because I hardly cry for any reason, but all this help made me weep. I'm not sure why. From shame of needing help, or joy, or such raw love for someone you never met. It's moved me to tears.
Thank you, one and all! The stuff I got from all of you is saving my life and sanity. For that, I'll always be grateful. I got something about angelfoodministries from my Caseworker.
Some hopeful news: I have a shot at getting an apartment in the Vine Hill Towers, in Nashville. It's Section 8 housing (which means rent controlled, not crazy in the military. Jeez, why couldn't they call it something else?). What I got here, on-line, means I now qualify for it! WOOHOO!
I don't know if I'll get it....but I am hopeful! Say a prayer, and knock on wood, and do any superstious things that might help me! I might just have a good year after all!
More news as I can get to computers and write (and as news happens...duhr.). Vine Hill is good because they have an exercise room, laundry, and security all inside. It is for disabled and eldery (which I'm still a good fifteen years from!) and I talked with people ealier who work there. They seem a good, hard working, jolly lot I can joke with and we got along right well with.
They are working hard to get me in and I passed all the hoops and background checks with flying colors. Now I have to see if something happens.
I'll let you all know.
I cannot save the world. Only my little piece of it. If we all act
together, we can save the world.--Nelson Mandela
An inconsistent hobgoblin is
the fool of little minds
Taking "Just do it" to a whole new level!