Charlotte Observer | 12/15/2006 | Giving is less about means, more about will

Charlotte Observer | 12/15/2006 | Giving is less about means, more about will: "Giving is less about means, more about will
`Working poor' provide instruction, inspiration about helping others
FANNIE FLONO

I've struggled to find 'Peace on Earth' and 'Joy to the World' this Christmas season. The world is in such chaos, and so many people seem self-absorbed and just downright mean.

Then I heard a story about the working poor on National Public Radio and thought of Alma. I haven't talked to her in a while but I smile just thinking of her.

Alma is not a woman of means. But she's managed to provide for her children, and to have something left to give to somebody else."