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| Title | : | A Beggars Purse |
| Author | : | Toni Nelson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 108 pages |
| Published | : | July 6th 2010 by Tate Publishing |
| Categories | : | Autobiography. Memoir. Nonfiction. Christian. Short Stories. Spirituality |
Toni Nelson
Paperback | Pages: 108 pages Rating: 4.24 | 49 Users | 31 Reviews
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How do you react when approached by a homeless person? Do you stop and listen or simply walk away as if the person doesn't exist? Toni Nelson grew up in a beautiful home, set in an idyllic beach community, making friends with the hobos passing through town on the freight trains. Her grandparents' home was a 'safe house' for the roaming drifters, and Toni learned at an early age the joy that could come from showing compassion to those less fortunate. Later in life, Toni moved to Nevada and was struck by the amount of homeless and penniless peopling the city of Las Vegas. With a heart opened and sustained by God, Toni embarked on a journey to help the people who have nothing, and now shares her experiences in this touching and beautiful memoir. Join Toni in her journey to share God's love with the people around her, and discover the treasures that can be found in A Beggar's Purse.
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| ISBN: | 1616631171 (ISBN13: 9781616631178) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.24 From 49 Users | 31 ReviewsDiscuss Of Books A Beggars Purse
A Beggars PurseReview by Linda HuntingtonToni Nelson learned as a young child, from a charitable and compassionate grandmother, the joy and blessings that come from sharing with those less fortunate. In an earlier time when hobos rode freight trains from place to place looking for work or a handout, certain hospitable homes were often marked as safe houses where one might receive at least a left over breakfast biscuit and a cold glass of milk, or perhaps a lunchmeat sandwich and lemonade.This is such an amazing book. The description of her childhood home and memories were so vivid I felt as if I was actually there. I could really just imagine how everything looked. Then later as she is older and shares the stories of the homeless she had encountered I cried and I laughed. I was and still am truly blessed by this book! I would recommend it to everyone to read. If you have any doubt as to helping a homeless person this book will help you to see that many of them are harmless and
Is it pure vanity to give yourself a five star rating? HOPE can be found in A Beggars Purse.
A small book with a big message. The memories of Toni from as a child and hobo's coming to their doorstep to get breakfast, marking their doorpost as a safe house. Watching her friends ride the rails and how her grandparents treated them. She then comes full circle at the end of the book when she is offering hope to the homeless she meets with a lunch. I love that it isn't some huge effort on Toni's part, it is simple, yet life changing. Something we all could take personally and do the same.
I received this book via FirstReads. Yea!This book is a short memoir of the authors experiences with hobos during her childhood and her later experience of relearning to see the homeless as the children of God that they are. The story is moving and motivating and, for me, abated some of my fears about homeless people. Toni sent me my copy of the book with a brown paper sack enclosed so that when I was moved to do so I could fill it with food and water to give someone when asked for food. I love
written by a lady with a HUGE heart. It makes you think. I live in a town where there are homeless on most street corners, more than I have ever seen anywhere and I've lived all over the US and Germany. It breaks my heart to see them all. Sometimes I buy an extra sandwich and soda and stop and share. I think this year I'll knit hats too as it gets quite cold in the desertoh, forgot to disclose that I received this book in the giveaway. Signed by the Author. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
This pleasant memoir tells of Tonis growth from selfishness to compassion. It began when her grandmother fed hobos who jumped off the nearby train. As a woman, she came to equate the homeless with her hobos though initially, she resented them, seeing them as intrusions. Surprisingly, except for one child, all the homeless she mentions are men. Our town has all sexes, races, and agesincluding some who go to a job each day. She tells a touching story of opportunities given to her to help as she
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