tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112844758233138228.post5063183967813802372..comments2023-09-06T06:38:15.750-07:00Comments on love crosses oceans X: he's taking my white, middle-class life and working it for His glory - in ways I had never expected. tiffany__dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12328816265257464821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112844758233138228.post-39180791512930777892013-08-25T16:48:35.934-07:002013-08-25T16:48:35.934-07:00this is a concept i am currently struggling throug...this is a concept i am currently struggling through. i've actually been thinking of reading "Bloodlines". We live in a very diverse pocket outside minneapolis and have come into contact with people with very different upbringings than me. We are currently renting a condo and have had some serious issues with our neighbors who share a wall with us. We've had police show up multiple times and we have had to call police on occasion. Needless to say it has really tested me as a stay-at-home mother of two young girls and as a christian. and like you, i'm a suburban white girl from the midwest. my husband on the other hand grew up in a very different and urban culture, so he is much more acclimated to everything than i am. I have really struggled in know how to "love my neighbors" but also keep our home a place a peace for myself and family. And through it all i've come to realize my own prejudices and racist mindsets i never knew i had because i simply haven't lived in an area with people of a different color of skin or economic status. Its a humbling experience to be sure. But what you said is right "His finished work on the cross applies to these streets and these people" i just need wisdom and understanding of how to be an instrument of that. Thanks for sharing this post, it gives me hope that i am not the only one in situations just as this and are looking for answers through the Cross :) Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893089588466160199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112844758233138228.post-61343140974062741962013-08-22T05:19:33.615-07:002013-08-22T05:19:33.615-07:00I wish we could talk!! We live in a really low inc...I wish we could talk!! We live in a really low income neighborhood and I have so many thoughts!! Some not good, I know! We should try to talk soon!!!!! FaceTime??britneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387133973574579360noreply@blogger.com