Comments on: Good Neighbor http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-3429 Chris Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:36:06 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/#comment-3429 What I find striking is how similar those entries are to my grandmother's diaries. I have those books from the 1950's through early 1990's. In the early years there are always people dropping by. Hardly a day goes by without a visitor or someone staying for a meal. Then in the later years, those visits become very, very infrequently. I think it is a sad commentary on our society/busy lives - or what we see as being "busy." What I find striking is how similar those entries are to my grandmother’s diaries. I have those books from the 1950′s through early 1990′s. In the early years there are always people dropping by. Hardly a day goes by without a visitor or someone staying for a meal. Then in the later years, those visits become very, very infrequently. I think it is a sad commentary on our society/busy lives – or what we see as being “busy.”

]]> By: Jen@BigBinder http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-3421 Jen@BigBinder Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:15:20 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/#comment-3421 Hi. I subscribe to your feed and I think this is my first comment. This post hit me hard. First, you wrote it for me too (not just you). I think I am a good neighbor because I say hi. I need to do more, and can do more, but my shy side comes out and that's just silly. Also I absolutely love the journal. What might seem mundane to me today may seem incredible to future generations. When this whole economic situation started really picking up steam earlier this year, I prayed with my Bible study group that it be a time for us to reconnect what has been separated by material wealth. This post has really summed up, and exceeded those thoughts and I truly loved reading it. Hi. I subscribe to your feed and I think this is my first comment. This post hit me hard. First, you wrote it for me too (not just you). I think I am a good neighbor because I say hi. I need to do more, and can do more, but my shy side comes out and that’s just silly.
Also I absolutely love the journal. What might seem mundane to me today may seem incredible to future generations.
When this whole economic situation started really picking up steam earlier this year, I prayed with my Bible study group that it be a time for us to reconnect what has been separated by material wealth. This post has really summed up, and exceeded those thoughts and I truly loved reading it.

]]> By: KimC (frugalmommy) http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-3386 KimC (frugalmommy) Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:14:32 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/#comment-3386 Thank you for the convicting words *and* useful suggestions. It's a very handy combination. I'm going to call my neighbor tomorrow about sharing a 50 lb. bag of carrots, and a 50 lb. bag of onions, each purchased for around 25 cents/lb, more or less. And it's no coincidence that next Tuesday is the national Night Out. Y'all get out there and meet your neighbors. There's probably a block party planned near you. Go make some friends. We plan to. Thank you for the convicting words *and* useful suggestions. It’s a very handy combination. I’m going to call my neighbor tomorrow about sharing a 50 lb. bag of carrots, and a 50 lb. bag of onions, each purchased for around 25 cents/lb, more or less.

And it’s no coincidence that next Tuesday is the national Night Out. Y’all get out there and meet your neighbors. There’s probably a block party planned near you. Go make some friends. We plan to.

]]> By: sassy http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-3364 sassy Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:58:02 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/#comment-3364 funny that maybury mentioned hurricanes...we had a neighbor who couldn't fathom how everyone on our street was sharing what they had (muscles, tools, tarps, info). while he sat inside, his generator polluting with smoke and noise, we had a great block party with camping lanterns and grills, sharing what had defrosted and would spoil if not eaten. caring for others can't be taught, but it can be modeled. my kids went door to door before the storm with a list, asking for contact #s of any folks leaving the area, so we could look out for their homes. community isn't homogenous, but it is rewarding and vital to raising kids with values. funny that maybury mentioned hurricanes…we had a neighbor who couldn’t fathom how everyone on our street was sharing what they had (muscles, tools, tarps, info). while he sat inside, his generator polluting with smoke and noise, we had a great block party with camping lanterns and grills, sharing what had defrosted and would spoil if not eaten.
caring for others can’t be taught, but it can be modeled. my kids went door to door before the storm with a list, asking for contact #s of any folks leaving the area, so we could look out for their homes.
community isn’t homogenous, but it is rewarding and vital to raising kids with values.

]]> By: southern http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-3354 southern Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:41:12 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/#comment-3354 I was reminded of my husband's grandmother when you wrote of your GGM. She raised 7 kids after her husband died when she was around 40. She never drove and didn't have any money. All the boys had to go to work to start bringing in money for the family. Her home was a tiny little home -about 900 square feet- but so full of love. She is the one that would sit with whoever was in the hospital for three days. She could have a full meal within 20 minutes when you surprised her with a visit. She gardened until she died. She had ladies pick her up each week for church. She constantly had people drop in - even exes of her children or grandchildren- because you knew that she truly loved you even if you weren't perfect (believe me, some of her boys turned into real jerks that drank and cheated on their wives) I live in a nice neighborhood with beautiful houses. I know three people in our neighborhood. We have been here a year this Thanksgiving. but it is sad how people sit inside. Everyone is friendly and waves or says hi when you pass, but noone knows the need of others. I think most people pretend to be in control.My neighbor and I have shared some of our vegetables. She is Chinese so she shared a chinese cucumber and chinese pears with me. I gave her some tomatoes. Our church has a yahoo email where people post prayer requests. It has turned into a place where people post garage sales and sometimes post a great deal at the store. It is nice to see some of this happening. I was reminded of my husband’s grandmother when you wrote of your GGM. She raised 7 kids after her husband died when she was around 40. She never drove and didn’t have any money. All the boys had to go to work to start bringing in money for the family. Her home was a tiny little home -about 900 square feet- but so full of love. She is the one that would sit with whoever was in the hospital for three days. She could have a full meal within 20 minutes when you surprised her with a visit. She gardened until she died. She had ladies pick her up each week for church. She constantly had people drop in – even exes of her children or grandchildren- because you knew that she truly loved you even if you weren’t perfect (believe me, some of her boys turned into real jerks that drank and cheated on their wives)

I live in a nice neighborhood with beautiful houses. I know three people in our neighborhood. We have been here a year this Thanksgiving. but it is sad how people sit inside. Everyone is friendly and waves or says hi when you pass, but noone knows the need of others. I think most people pretend to be in control.My neighbor and I have shared some of our vegetables. She is Chinese so she shared a chinese cucumber and chinese pears with me. I gave her some tomatoes.

Our church has a yahoo email where people post prayer requests. It has turned into a place where people post garage sales and sometimes post a great deal at the store. It is nice to see some of this happening.

]]> By: Ann at mommysecrets http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Ann at mommysecrets Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:08:17 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/03/good-neighbor/#comment-3350 I got teary-eyed reading your article. I loved the journal entries and I very much appreciate the philosophy you are striving for in regards to community living. I'm going to share it with my readers too. Thank you! I got teary-eyed reading your article. I loved the journal entries and I very much appreciate the philosophy you are striving for in regards to community living. I’m going to share it with my readers too. Thank you!

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