Comments on: $800 pants, injustice, and the messages we give our children

By: Christy Bagasao

Christy Bagasao — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:35:34 +0000

Finding the balance, focusing heavenward, the challenges of mothering…thank you for sharing.

By: annkroeker

annkroeker — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:17:37 +0000

Obviously I’m not alone in admiring this post.

Just wanted you to know that I included it in my post today over at annkroeker.wordpress.com.

Love your conclusions. You don’t knock us upside the head with it, yet, in your gentle way, we are in fact knocked upside the head.

Or maybe that’s just the Holy Spirit doing His thing.

By: Brandi

Brandi — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:25:49 +0000

Thanks for sharing. My friend Rae pointed me to your site. I have also been struggling with the same issues as I learn more about the country of Liberia (from which I’m adopting). My friends and I are doing what we call “fasting for feeding”. Basically the same concept you talked about. We are asking God to show us something each week that we can say “No” to so that we can say “yes” to His call to feed the hungry. It may be $5 for a starbucks coffee, $20 for a shirt we decide not to buy or $50 for a family dinner at home instead of out. Just thought I’d share. . .

It’s so hard to struggle with this and our duty without judging others! I’m right there with you!

Brandi

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:52:46 +0000

Beautifully written. Thanks for your wonderful point of view.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:28:08 +0000

Amen! Well said wondering how you feel about spending a bunch of money to tour europe for a couple weeks. honestly. ??

By: Kimmie

Kimmie — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:03:15 +0000

I don’t think all the pants in our house would add up to $800 (and there are eight of us!) lol

Yes Lord, your Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven…help us each to do your will and not get ourselves tied up with the things of the world. May our hearts be sensitive to those around us and may we your people be generous givers!

Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted (working on #7 from Guatemala-PTL!)

We are celebrating a one year anniversary-come over and give thanks with us!

By: pilgrimparent

pilgrimparent — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:53:02 +0000

Hear, hear.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:15:05 +0000

My favorite is when they show people and their collection of $1,000, $2,000 purses. Excuse me . . . hand bags. What we could do for the world if we all did a little something.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:11:51 +0000

That was a very thoughtful (and thought provoking) post Mary. I too was a bit disgusted by the story of the guy suing over the $800 pair of pants. It just seems that some people’s priorities are way out of whack with the rest of the world.

But, then I read about how volunteer vacations are on the rise. It seems that more people are taking their children to other countries to serve a community in need during their vacation, rather than going to traditional locations like Hawaii or DisneyWorld. What a gift, to expose your child to something like that and see the world as a place much broader than the everyday conveniences we experience in America.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:29:43 +0000

Preach it, Sistah! **Standing ovation from me**