A Crawford miracle.

[brainshrub]

Last night I wrote on my blog "I shouldn't be here" because I have to go back home to find another job after my current contract runs out. I wanted to stay longer, but I simply couldn't afford it.

The people I came here with decided to go back to Asheville at 9:00am today. Unless I could find a way to justify staying here, I'd have to join them. It was breaking my heart.

This morning, while I was brushing my teeth at the Peace House, I got a call on my cell-phone. The caller was a former employer of mine who has been reading my blog to see what's been going on with the protest.

"It seems like such a shame for you to go home when you don't want to just because of money," she said. "I'd be happy to help you out. How much do you need to stay at Camp Casey?"

I gave her the a dollar figure I needed to afford to pay my bills and stay.

"No problem. You stay down there and do what you have to."

:bounce:

The lesson to all DUers is this: Come to Crawford! The Lord is blessing people who make the effort to be here.

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I will post on regular intervals on DU about what is going on here. Please excuse poor grammar, spelling and punctuation: My own laptop doesn't connect to the internet, so I have to borrow other peoples equipment in order to post. Since am limited on time, I don't get to edit as much as I'd like.

[OKNancy]

1. Wonderful news!!

You've made an impression on more people than you know.
:thumbsup:

[fooj]

2. Wow. That's awesome!

Peace.

[SpiralHawk]

3. Hallelujah!

Praise Upon High

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Wow! *hugs* I am so happy for you!

[Richard Steele]

5. WOW! Angels on your shoulder, BrainShrub!

Glad you can stay.
Every one of you there represents a thousand who
can only be there in spirit!
You are in MANY people's thoughts and prayers.

Keep up the good work, and update us when you can.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

6. From the king of all typoez, don't fret about the editing :)

Great story brainshrub, your employer's a gem. :)

[okieinpain]

7. yes that is a blessing.

[msmanners]

8. thanks for info

thanks for info

[bpilgrim]

9. wow! great news

keep up the excellent work brainshrub :toast:

peace

[Generic Other]

10. Great news!

:hug:

And get us a pic of the phony "Fort Qualls."

[brainshrub]

19. The Ft. Qualls people are weird, but they love America

and they are sincerely concerned that our activity might endanger troops lives.

I disagree with them, but I'm hard-pressed to make fun them since it's the parents of a victim of Bush's war that's making Ft. Qualls possible.

Most of the people across from the ditch at Camp Casey, on the other hand, are attention-seeking asshats. I'll write more on this later, but I busted a fake "Iraqi War Vet" two days ago on tape. I'm looking forward top uploading it for the world.

[Al-CIAda]

23. I thought rightwing radio KLIF's Ankarlo made Ft. Quall possible.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4419280

[brainshrub]

27. They are responsible for busing opposite to the Camp Casey ditch.

I'm sure the Camp Qualls people work with the radio station but the Qualls family are the ones with the heart behind the project.

My own opinion is that they will switch to our side before long. I've meet three Republicans and two "independents" since I've been here.

Liberals have to remember that not everyone here is Progressive.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

50. If you TALK with the Ft. Qualls people, they will see you are actually

people. That's the flaw with the RW demonizing people, actual experience and contact will cause a conflict between the demonic stereotype and reality.

Any experiences like this?

[Nothing Without Hope]

49. Those people are not our enemies. They deserve compassion. It's

a cruel irony that the leaders they respect don't give a damn about them, while we do.

Thank you for respresenting us at Camp Casey, and thank your "angel" too. We look forward to whatever you can report to us! :grouphug:

[B Calm]

11. I think it's great that you are there. There are many many people there

in spirit who can't afford to leave their jobs and travel to Crawford, Texas. Thank you for your patriotism!

[enigmatic]

12. That's fantastic

Seriously, congrats to you and your former employer; she's one of the good ones.

And so are you:)

[txindy]

13. "Good things come to those who wait," 'they' say.

Whoever 'they' are. ;) Well, we've all waited so long, we must have many good things coming our way. Glad you're starting to see that goodness coming through. This could be just the beginning!

[Sequoia]

14. Seek and ye shall find, ask and it will be given

See we Dems know the Bible too! Good luck, and I see you're from good ole Asheville, my other home town! (Brevard)

Keep up the good work.

[MuseRider]

15. I will see you tomorrow night!

I am so excited to be coming back. Last week we could only stay for a day and the next morning. This time I have 2 days, LOL. A lot of driving for such little time but it repays better than anything I have ever done. Are you in the Peace House most of the time? If you get a chance PM me please. My husband and I will be in Waco sometime tomorrow depending on how early we get out of here since it only all came together about an hour ago. My clothes from last week are still packed but dirty so I must get that done pronto. If you are arranging anything have a couple of jobs waiting for us, K? We are coming to work.

I am so happy for you. Good things seem to happen to good people doing good work.

[brainshrub]

20. When you get to the Peace House

When you get to the Peace House, look at the bulletin board. You will see a large "DUers call 555-555-5555"

That is my cell-phone number.

I will be the guy wearing a light green "Garmin" base-ball cap.

[MuseRider]

29. Thanks.

I am bringing a hug from proud2Blib.

I can't wait to get back there.

See you tomorrow night or Wednesday morning if we get a late start.

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. Would you mind

if I just give Muse your phone number? I still have it from when we met up in Asheville.

[DoYouEverWonder]

16. This is what happens

when you're heart is in the right place and you do the right things.

Congratulations.

[faithnotgreed]

17. so glad i didnt miss this post

God is always right on

thank you so much for posting this and for your deep beautiful conviction to be there
i look forward to reading much more from you

[Booster]

18. Your former employer obviously thinks a great deal of you, and

finds your post enjoyable. Sounds like a good lady to me; tell her we all appreciate her generosity, as we enjoy your posts also.

[napi21]

21. Tell your former employer she has the admiration of thousands on DU!

She is obviously one of the VERY FEW good employers left in America!

[Dr Fate]

22. Thanks- it means a lot for those of us who just cant make it.

Bless you- thanks.

[NoSheep]

24. What a decent thing to do! Great story.

[Avalux]

25. I'm so happy for you!

I wanted to get up there to meet you, but it just didn't happen this weekend. With school starting today, it wasn't in the cards. We are talking about coming up towards the end of this week. How very cool that you'll still be there! :hi: :hug:

[recoveringrepublican]

26. Wow, how do I get to work for her!! Tell her thanks from me!! nt

[brook]

28. Heartwarming!

My thanks also to your former employer.

The posts and pictures that we here at DU have had the privilege of seeing and reading have been/are a wonderful gift. It takes the sting out of not being able to be with you all in Crawford and reinforces our resolve to do what we can from afar.

Blessings.

[proud patriot]

30. Blessed Be

:hug:

[stepnw1f]

31. Damn... Need An Artist?

God would I love to earn a living I could be proud of.

[SammyWinstonJack]

32. Wow! How very generous of her.

What a terrific thing to do. :-) Take THAT "We don't care" crowd.

[bleever]

33. Very heart-warming. Wish I was there. Thanks for representin'.

:patriot:

[proud2BlibKansan]

35. Well I am not the least bit surprised

Having met you and seeing in real life what a nice guy you are, it is no surprise that someone would reach out to you like this.

Way to go, Brainshrub:)

Keep logging on when you can. Muse is bringing her laptop. Maybe she will let you use it for awhile.

[SeattleGirl]

36. Goosebumps!

Wow, that is so great! What a great former employer! And thanks for your posts. I have enjoyed reading them.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

37. Second that. I received assistance from DU'ers I never met for my trip.

They were wonderful and I wouldn't have made the trip without their help.

Furthermore, my husband was freaking out about the travel costs...it turned out that one of our bills was a major overcharge that we easily (!) corrected and then we were fine for the month.


I agree wholeheartedly, this is the RIGHT thing to do and life seems to accomodate time spent in this endeavor.

MKJ

[renate]

38. bless your friend's heart

("former employer" doesn't really seem to apply here!)

She's truly an angel!O8)

[pberq]

39. Bravo! Keep up the good work n/t

[Peace Patriot]

40. That is wonderful news, and what a great story! Please tell your

employer how thankful we all are for your posts from Camp Casey, and for making your presence there possible on behalf of the millions of people who love peace and who believe that peace is possible. Imagine a government with a positive vision, that is working for peace and justice in the world, on behalf of all Americans. Wouldn't that be something! It's so heartening to know that that's what the majority of Americans want. I know that very deeply--not just from numerous statistics that overwhelmingly back it up, but also in my heart, what I can feel about my fellow Americans. And stories like yours are just more confirmation. We are a good and generous country, and the good and the generous will prevail! Thank you for your part in what is going to be the most amazing peace movement in our history!

[bigwillq]

41. That is great!

That former employee rocks big time!
Keep us up
I threw that typo in just for you!:hug: :hi:

[Hissyspit]

42. Wow...

Hey, brainshrub. I didn't know you were from NC.:hi:

[katinmn]

43. That's great, brainshrub!

I agree, it's a special place and is drawing support from many quarters.

I really benefitted emotionally from going there.

Great meeting you. :hi:

Kat

[bear425]

44. Good for you. Wish I could be there with you.

You're doing a great thing.

[Independent_Liberal]

45. Kick!

[nashville_brook]

46. that is so cool! smile and the world smiles back...

it's kinda like that, somehow. :) ROCK ON!

[ohtransplant]

47. Sounds like...Providence

to me.

God Bless.

edit: sp

[Redstone]

48. Any questions about the existence of Karma now?

That big wheel turns round and round, and you're riding it to the top just now, because your actions are righteous and (more importantly) selfless.

I salute you.

Redstone

[Dylan Garcia]

51. It was a special time, wasn't it?

It was great meeting you.

See you at the next uprising.

Buddy