tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245697894494603285.post5205558058110845502..comments2008-03-11T03:04:45.362-07:00Comments on Belmont UMC Food Stamp Challenge: Reflection: Mollie & David HenryCionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13035368818717712542noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245697894494603285.post-64540998233416724712008-02-26T22:37:00.000-08:002008-02-26T22:37:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing Mollie and David. I imagine WNA...Thanks for sharing Mollie and David. I imagine WNAB is pretty difficult. I am very thankful for my full course Wednesday night supper, however it has been hard to watch others around me with their $1 option . . . especially my sister. <BR/>This whole experience has made me acutely aware of the "safety nets" I am privileged to have. The weeks have been a bit easier than I thought they would be, mostly due to the generosity offered by people who don't know my need before they extend the gift. <BR/>My Mom has probably had the most difficult time with our choice. Ciona and I have giggled a time or two about how it is hard for a mother to know that her girls are living on $21 each for meals and not intervene. <BR/>My energy level is lower than usual. I struggle to muster up the energy to workout or do much physical activity. Are any of you finding this to be true for you?LARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141223853428132128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245697894494603285.post-19762182722195497602008-02-26T17:59:00.000-08:002008-02-26T17:59:00.000-08:00Oh, that's great! I bet it is hard for them to adj...Oh, that's great! I bet it is hard for them to adjust to that. Honestly, I have a hard time watching everyone get dessert at WNAB while I eat beans and rice. It's rough. Especially watching Lanecia. :) The staff gets a free meal for WNAB, so she thought she'd take advantage of it. Unfortunately, it's not the alternative . . . I wish!Cionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13035368818717712542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245697894494603285.post-13408341188711764172008-02-26T11:51:00.000-08:002008-02-26T11:51:00.000-08:00Joe and Kate know what we're doing, and for the mo...Joe and Kate know what we're doing, and for the most part they don't notice a difference. The two things they have noticed are a) not eating out and b) having to eat beans & rice at WNAB. We actually started feeling really sorry for them on that second one and have allowed them to eat normally at WNAB, even though David and I are still taking the beans & rice. Although I did see Lanecia with bread and broccoli the other night - is that an alternate option?!<BR/><BR/>We're trying to make them aware that plenty of families - and many kids that Joe goes to school with -have this sort of "diet" all the time, and that eating out is a RARE treat for them rather than a weekly event. That message seems to be getting through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245697894494603285.post-64532868750319212512008-02-26T06:59:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:59:00.000-08:00How aware are your children of what you're doing? ...How aware are your children of what you're doing? How have they responded to the meals?Cionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13035368818717712542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245697894494603285.post-51765546518449625432008-02-26T06:34:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:34:00.000-08:00Yum! Who knew that stir-fry could cost only 80 cen...Yum! Who knew that stir-fry could cost only 80 cents?!?!<BR/><BR/>Many prayers for you as you continue the next few weeks. The not eating out is very difficult.Cionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13035368818717712542noreply@blogger.com