A few days later I met a hard-working family who also touched my heart.
He an older Australian who had lived for years in Vietnam and returned to Australia in May with his younger Vietnamese wife and their three yo daughter. She had a dream of finding work and then setting up her own business in a year or two, preferably further north. But they arrived in town, found a home at reasonable rent and within two months had bought a café in the central business area where I met them.
Again the town and particularly the op shops had rallied to furnish their home and clothe them. They had found care and support and lasting friendships in very little time. These are the benefits of community and the heart warming stories that inspire me to be a better person. Know that the op shops and community will rally when there is real need.
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Inspiring and heartwarming story, kate
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Whether you are online or in real life we should never underestimate the POWER of a community.
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absolutely … supporting and caring for each other is what it is all about!
Thanks for adding your voice 🙂
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That’s so amazing 🙂
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Wonderful share Kate. We need to share more of such stories. Let there be positivity.
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I now understand the link between that beautiful flower and the story you’ve shared with us 🙂
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How wonderful! And so inspiring! Thank you for sharing them and their story with us, Kate!
There are so many wonderful people and helpers in every community. We should honor and celebrate them. 🙂
Seems most of the time the news focuses on the not-helpful people. 😦
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Nothing warms my heart than seeing a family work hard together to achieve their goals..and this is just another heartwarming and inspiring story kate .
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indeed, they are special people and communities who rally … we need more of this in our world today 🙂
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We need to hear and tell more such stories.
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Yes, I can vouch for that too 🙂
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Lovely to hear this Kate. What is an op shop? I can guess it’s some kind of charity but would love to know.
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Great instance and really inspiring. Community builds strength both for an individual and for the whole society as well
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by opening their hearts to help them the family has stayed and is contributing back to that community … that’s how life should be 🙂
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It is amazing when a community comes together newcomers or others that may be in some type of need.
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I so appreciate hearing these heart warming stories that’s why I wanted to share Glen
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