The state of the economy has got a lot of folks talking, and has given lots of folks the jitters, including me. I know in my heart that God is in control, but I have a lot of anxiety over where exactly we are.
I heard my grandparents talk about the Great Depression. Times were tough back then, but folks were different. They worked all day, kept a garden, had chickens, pigs, and milking cows. Today most folks don't even cut their on grass (including me, as of a few months ago). How in the world will we make it when there is no money to buy comidities?
Over the past year or so it has sounded like someone else's problem. Vegas and California - They deserve it, right. Sin City and the Left Coast had it coming to them because of their lifestyle and dependence on gambling.
But right here in the real LA (Lower Alabama) there are real signs that we are in for something our parents have never seen:
- Weil Brothers Cotton will be closing its doors after 130 years of brokering cotton.
- McGough GMC announced that today was their last day of business after 90 years
- Jim Massey Cleaners is closing all of their stores on Wednesday afternoons. This doesn't seem like that big of a deal, but to me it is a weak signal indicator that things are not good.
So what do we do? Blog about it.
Not much else to do. Remember the truthes that God has revealed. I keep thinking about the 'Lillies of the field' that remind us that if God cares for even the flowers and birds, surely we can realize that He cares for us 1,000 times more than that. Even though we all may be broke and jobless in a year, He will use that time to bring Glory to Himself and to bring us closer to Him.
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We have all witnessed with varying degrees of horror, the results of the unnecessary and reckless foolishness that brought our economy to this point. What's so difficult for those of us footing the bill but having no control, is just that, no control and no voice. I think a lot as I get more into the habit of frugality and conservation, about my mother, who did live through WWII and the depression. She still saves all rubber bands and washes out aluminum foil for reuse. We were brought up to always turn out a light when leaving a room, close off a room when not in use, turn off the water between rinsing each dish, use the last of the soap in a container by adding water . . . etc. etc. As a country we did begin to use less fuel . . . good for us! I just hope, now that prices have dropped, that we don't go back to high speed travel. It really doesn't do any good to get there 5 minutes sooner. We will come through it. It won't hurt for us to tighten up and help each other. Nice blog
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