"Same Kind of Different as Me"

Recently a dear friend gave me a thank you in the form of this book and a sweet card. Strangely enough the card included a "pressed pansy". Funny that she did this. I have never received a note with a pressed flower in it, let alone a PANSY! I don't believe she reads my blog, so I have no idea why she thought to include a pansy. Just a coincidence I guess, but such a sweet one, and I LOVED it! Anyone it is also odd that she gave me this book, because there is a woman that dies from cancer. I guess I thought it might be a hard one to tackle at this point in my journey. But nevertheless, I took it on the airplane, and ended up being unable to put it down. It is a very uplifting true story about three people. Ron and Deborah Hall and their friend Denver Moore. Ron is a very wealthy art dealer, Deborah loves to help the homeless, and Denver is homeless. The story is told by Ron and Denver alternating chapters to tell how their lives came together. They all had an incredible influence for good upon each other. The passages where Ron describes how he felt after Deborah passes away were especially comforting to me. If anyone wants to know how I feel, just read pages 134, and 202-03. I will spare you the tears (and me) of quoting them here. I really enjoyed it. There are amazing spiritual experiences throughout. It also gives you an inside view of what the homeless endure.