Friday, February 20, 2004

48 I think she'll make it

Sherri Williams in the Columbus Dispatch Thursday has a story about the struggles of a single mom with two children and two minimum wage jobs. At one time she had been a medical records specialist, had quit her job to take another one, but that fell through. After a period of unemployment, she was squeaking by with two jobs.

It was a thoughtful story emphasizing her exhausting schedule. Apparently by the time the story ran, she had changed jobs again and was cleaning at the OSU Medical Center for $2 more an hour and full benefits. However, what I found interesting was the photo of the dry erase board in her home that listed all her payments and when they were due, like rent, electric bill, cable bill, car payment. . .and tithe. I think she'll make it.

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