Debi Fronczek

Adam Smith said "The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations." My husband and I often are faced with situations around us of people who are in dire straights.  Our desire is to be the hand and feet of Jesus in our life so we do all we can to help in whatever way we can.  Sadly, many times it is only a bandaid for their situation.  Our intent is to help them get a "leg up" as it were, but we have found that what a person thinks really does make a difference in the outcome.  We have discovered that there is a lot of people who DON'T want to earn much but they DO want to enjoy the fruits of others. It appears to me that our government is creating a whole new society of people who want what others have but are too lazy to do what is needed to obtain it.  America is the nation it is because of men and women who wanted out of a society that held them back.  They were hard working men and women who did what was necessary to fulfill their dreams

Today is my 57th birthday. I say the words but I do not comprehend how I got to this point in my life.  Oh, yeah...one day at a time.  Slow but sure...and all that jazz.  I have to say that the ride has been pretty good. As I look back over my life, I have had the privilege to do many things.  I started out in a wonderful loving home with two of the most amazing people as my parents.  I lived on a farm in the hills of West Virginia - and if you didn't already know- it's almost heaven.  I married a marine and in the first seventeen years of my "adult" life we moved about once a year.  I lived in many different states, made many friends & raised a family.  I enjoyed the military life.  In California, I worked in an insurance claims office filing and general office work then I decided to stay home and babysit.  I made $25 a week and took care of 3 babies.  In the late 70's, we thought $75 a week extra was a lot of money.  I took art classes at night.  My first