It’s such a scary time for so many of us, isn’t it?

 

Tears of Fear

But it doesn’t have to be……most churches have access to trained, christian counsellors who are able to help each of us work through our anxieties with job losses, the loss of our homes, to help us sort and sift through the new options on the horizon awaiting us…..don’t despair….Gosh, if I told my story of survival you’d be simply amazed….numerous job losses, a divorce after a long term marriage, my children so hurt they didn’t want anything to do with me for 10 years, financial struggling, moving to new apartments that I had to really hunt to find and afford, giving up all my treasures to move 1400 miles to a new state, where I am now….to begin again and all after I was 50!

 The Lord walked with me, carried me, and we chatted and developed a very personal relationship, not inside the walls of a particular church, but as friends, lovers, father, teacher, protector and guide…..I had NO ONE ELSE for those 10 years….no one.

But after walking through the storms, there is really no way out but through, clutching my faith and love in the Lord…..I once again landed on my feet…..I had no one, perhaps like you,and struggled to find sources and support, this  blog was created by the idea He gave me over 15 years ago, before blogs were even thought of.  He sent people who could help me, even at that time, there was NO GOVERNMENT AID AVAILABLE FOR ME. But I had to be the one to seek help, to reach out, to give it a try.

If you too are overwhelmed with grief, with fear, with sadness, with too many choices and a foggy road ahead….please give yourself a gift…..a gift of contacting a local church to find the affordable counselling offered in our community, most will do a “sliding scale”…..go the the FREE CLINIC near Clearwater in Pinellas County or the FREE clinic in Hillsborough, have your body checked to be sure there is no illness causing your depression and anxiety and they can help eliminate the symptoms with medications to help you cope as well, pick up a bible and read a passage or two daily, take a notebook and venture to a quiet favorite spot in nature and let your pen do the writing, don’t think about it, just let it flow…..let tears wash over you, let those scary emotions come to the surface and out of you….it’s your private writings, no one else will read them and you won’t believe what a change it will make…..I used to address my stuff written to God…..”Dear God”…..

Amazing! Visit a library or thrift store that has used books and select a title or two of ones in the self help dept……you’ll be enthralled that others also have experienced the same things and written suggested ideas of coping.

Faith the size of one tiny seed is all it takes....just one!

“This too will pass”……”have faith the size of a mustard seed“,,,,,,,breathe and ask the Creator of this vast, gorgeous universe to walk with you, to help you, to do His “God thing” then watch what happens……miracles are all about us, it just takes a pinch of faith to see them…..people will cross your path unexpectedly to give you support, to share the love in their hearts….and to give you a boost to your faith that all will be better….try it….then send your experience to me, martyhermes@yahoo.com and I will post it anonymously for others to be encouraged and inspired…..

The best feeling is being able to help another!

Take a deep breath…..and get a going…..the past is history, the future not yet known, all we have is today….and that’s why it’s called “the present”…..unwrap it!

THANKSGIVING, a DAY TO SHARE WHO WE ARE WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS NO ONE!

 Thank the Lord for your life, your freedoms and for having time and resources to share with someone else….

 Have you thought about going to a deli, buying a few turkey sandwiches, fruit cups, whipping together some cheesy potatoes and buying a pumpkin or apple pie, plastic silver and plates, paper towels and just driving….anywhere….spying someone homeless and on the street and sharing your food with them? A thanksgiving picnic so to speak….

or perhaps going by an adult foster care home with some toiletries, or sweets in a pretty holiday bag….maybe taking with you a favorite holiday book and stopping at the desk and just asking if there is anyone who has no family and might want some company today, you could even take your pup along….the elderly adore animal visits….and time spent just listening and talking with them…

*******IF YOU ARE ALONE AND HUNGRY AND WANT TO EAT A SIT DOWN TURKEY DINNER:

1st Assembly of God     Thursday, Thanksgiving Day6310 Trouble Creek ….Call Cheryl at Volunteer Way to reserve a spot for you and whomever you want to bring to celebrate and eat together:  727-815-0433serving dinner:  12pm-3pm       1ST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON KEYSTONE RD IN TARPON SPRINGS IS SERVING FROM 11AM TO 2PM ON THANKSGIVING DAY

METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES IN TAMPA ALSO SPONSORS A HUGE GATHERING SERVING A DINNER FOR THANKSGIVING……DON’T EAT ALONE, VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME TO SERVE OR JOIN WITH OTHERS TO GIVE THANKS THIS SPECIAL DAY!!!!! ********

YEAHAH….A CHRISTIAN OVER 50 SINGLES GROUP!!!!

 

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SCIPS is a singles group for people close to or over 50 in Pinellas Park, only a stone’s throw from most of us with a kzillion events already planned, cheap tickets for most events, and loads of dancers looking for the perfect partner….

SCIPS  ( St Cecelia’s Inter-Parish Singles)….

their website is: http://scips,tripod.com

                     November Calendar

November 18th 9am – 2pm “Health Fair”

November 21st “West Side Story”   7pm

   Countryside School corner of McMullen Booth and Countryside at 580

$5.00 admission Call Naomi for tickets:

                            727-593-3505

Thanksgiving Dinner at Wall Springs Park,

3725 DeSoto Blvd, Palm Harbor Alt 19 (past

Sunset Pt) then past the little red school house, park entrance on left. Turkey and dressing provided by Naomi and Juanita, just bring a covered dish to pass!!!!!

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The Story of Old Jack….and Gratitude!

The power of God is amazing… Good morning said a woman as she walked up to the man sitting on ground. The man slowly looked up.  This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new.. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life.  His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before..  ”Leave me alone,” he growled….  To his amazement, the woman continued standing.  She was smiling — her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows. “Are you hungry?” she asked.  “No,” he answered sarcastically. “I’ve just come from dining with the president. Now go away.”  The woman’s smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm.   “What are you doing, lady?” the man asked angrily. “I said to leave me alone.  Just then a policeman came up. “Is there any problem, ma’am?” he asked..  “No problem here, officer,” the woman answered. “I’m just trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?”  The officer scratched his head.  ”That’s old Jack. He’s been a fixture around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him?”  “See that cafeteria over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile.”   “Are you crazy, lady?” the homeless man resisted. “I don’t want to go in there!”  Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up.  ”Let me go, officer. I didn’t do anything.” ” This is a good deal for you, Jack” the officer answered. “Don’t blow it.”   Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner.  It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived…  The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his table.  ”What’s going on here, officer?” he asked.  ”What is all this, is this man in trouble?”    “This lady brought this man in here to be fed,” the policeman answered.     “Not in here!” the manager replied angrily. “Having a person like that here is bad for business..”    Old Jack smiled a toothless grin.  ”See, lady. I told you so. Now if you’ll let me go. I didn’t want to come here in the first place.”       The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled… “Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?”     “Of course I am,” the manager answered impatiently. “They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms.”     “And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly meetings?”    “What business is that of yours?”    I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company.”    “Oh.”     The woman smiled again. “I thought that might make a difference.”  She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. “Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?”    “No thanks, ma’am,” the officer replied. “I’m on duty.”     “Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?”  ”Yes, mam. That would be very nice.”     The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, “I’ll get your coffee for you right away, officer.”     The officer watched him walk away. “You certainly put him in his place,” he said.    “That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this.”       She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently..  “Jack, do you remember me?”  Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes.  ”I think so — I mean you do look familiar.”  “I’m a little older perhaps,” she said. “Maybe I’ve even filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that very door, cold and hungry.”    “Ma’am?” the officer said questioningly.  He couldn’t believe that such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry.    “I was just out of college,” the woman began. “I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything.  Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets for days.  It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat.”    Jack lit up with a smile.  ”Now I remember,” he said.  ”I was behind the serving counter.  You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy.”     “I know,” the woman continued. “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it.  I was afraid that you would get into trouble… Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of my food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all right.”    “So you started your own business?” Old Jack said.    “I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up.  Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She opened her purse and pulled out a business card.. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons…He’s the personnel director of my company. I’ll go talk to him now and I’m certain he’ll find something for you to do around the office.”  She smiled.  ”I think he might even find the funds to give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on your feet… If you ever need anything, my door is always opened to you.”    There were tears in the old man’s eyes. “How can I ever thank you?” he said. “Don’t thank me,” the woman answered. “To God goes the glory. Thank Jesus… He led me to you.”     Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance before going their separate ways…  “Thank you for all your help, officer,” she said.    “On the contrary, Ms. Eddy,” he answered. “Thank you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And..And thank you for the coffee.”  If you have missed knowing me, you have missed nothing.    If you have missed some of my emails, you might have missed a laugh..     But, if you have missed knowing my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, you have missed everything in the world.     Have a Wonderful Day. May God Bless You Always and don’t forget that when you “cast your bread upon the waters,” you never know how it will be returned to you.. God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart..    When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.  Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He’ll catch you when you fall, or He’ll teach you how to fly!    The  power of one sentence!    God is going to shift things around for you today and  let things work in your favor.      God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close..  e a blessed day and remember to be a blessing…   LIVE WELL, LOVE MUCH, LAUGH OFTEN

Bartering…..what IS that? What do I have or can do that you need?

Even before the last Great Depression the exchange commodity, the items used to “buy” or purchase things or services, were done NOT by printed “Green Backs” but by trading a skill for something one needed….Bet you youngins’ are saying….”You mean “back in the day” you didn’t go to Walmart, or the Dollar Tree or Home Depot???? Yup….those place of the “now generation” did not exist….Bartering is the way people use to trade a skill they had for something they needed from someone else. For example, farmers grew crops, vegetables, fruits, raised chickens, cows, pigs etc….When they needed their house painted lets say, they searched around for a person skilled in painting and they traded painting the house for the crops the farmer grew….they swapped talents for necessary items. Many transactions didn’t require written contracts, a gentleman’s handshake meant he would hold true to his word, gettin’ it now?

Then the printed “green backs” came upon the scene which is a form of bartering between banks and credit unions and the public….and the banking system was born and replaced many of the richly respected and creative avenues for using talents, skills to purchase needed commodities such as food, clothing, hay to feed the horses used for transportation….What you say? No motorized vehicles? That’s right….horses to ride to schools, to the local grocery store, yup…. and to feed those horses one would barter a skill the person could do,to purchase the hay for feed…..Seeing the picture now?

So how does this fit in now? Well folks, many of us are unemployed we’ve lost very good, well paying job positions that provided those green backs to shop at Walmart, Home Depot, the local flower shop for a special birthday gift for our sweethearts. Say we are in the electrical business and have a license, but no work, houses aren’t being built….the electrician may offer to do work for local grocery stores on their electrical maintenance to keep the refrigerators and coolers and lights operating, in exchange for a “Gift Card” or on a list able to purchase food items for his family…..In bartering no actual money is traded back and forth, only time and talents and goods we all need….Get it now? A return to a more simple and creative time. The best way to survive then, and now as well. No taxes on income, cause there is no income to tax…..just trading back and forth for what we need and want....using our talents and skills.

Start thinking about it….How can we barter what we have or do to help another with what they want to have? Let’s go back in time to survive, we may not have any choice you know….but the benefits? How many more people will we be meeting and networking with? How many avenues to use our creativity and really love what we do. How many mouths we can feed, roofs put over peoples heads.…The Amish people have done community barn raising’s for years. Like Habitat for Humanity projects, pitch in and do the work and people bring a dish to pass to eat at mid day, the folks hammer and saw all day long, maybe two weekends, “the crew” and build a small home to keep people dry and cool and give them a simple place to sleep from a very tiring day….
We as Americans have always been blessed to do whatever we must to survive and beat the odds, in God We Trust….and continue to do so despite the changes and financial upheaval surrounding us….So, lend me a hand all of you, not just the seasoned singles that have experienced this way of life back in the day, but each of you….do some research and decide what you have to offer someone and what you need or would wish for in return….and use the comment boxes here and submit your ideas and just maybe we can sort through all the ideas and solutions and begin to help one another survive, not with bank loans, or credit cards but with honest,creative, hard work…it’s not a choice anymore, we have to become involved, we have to help one another to make it through this challenging time….

I am on board, I will give anyone space to list their needs and also  space from someone who will barter and trade THEIR SKILLS AND TALENTS TO PROVIDE IT….and that service from me is FREE!!!!!I will be bartering my time.Come barter with me, won’t you? The only way I can think of to recuperate from the loss of jobs and income, the depleting assistance of Social Security and Welfare, we have to go backward perhaps to move forward…in doing so we will build our character, our strengths and self esteem….We will take back the control of our country, one step one person at a time….Take advantage of my offer to you, you may be someone I don’t know, a stranger.…but are a friend I just have not yet met….Start writing lists guys….it’s not too late…we CAN DO THIS, TOGETHER….WITH HONESTY AND INTEGRITY FOR OURSELVES, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN…

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  Do you find helping others  REWARDING?

Think about this for a minute:

Would you enjoy a career where you would literally be helping others obtain their goals and enabling them to lead a better life?

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SUGGESTIONS OF HELP FROM A READER…..

I am HUNGRY……WHO WILL FEED ME???????

THE ORGANIZATIONS BELOW CAN ALSO USE MORE VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS TO MEET THE MOUNTING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY….IF YOU ARE NOT ONE IN NEED, PLEASE “GIVE” TO HELP YOUR FELLOW NEIGHBORS!!! Thank you Sindy for sharing this information with all of us!

****Most pantries require you to bring YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD AND A PHOTO ID****

                            Pinellas and Pasco Food Pantries:

FEAST: 2255 Nebraska Rd ( Near US 19) Palm Harbor FL

Tues – Friday 9AM – 12PM 727-789-5275

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SHEPARD CENTER: 101 Court St, Tarpon Springs, FL

Mon-Friday 9:30AM – 12:30 PM 727-939-1400 ext. 13

( Once per month per family/ Once a week for homeless)

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RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES: (RCS) 700 Druid Rd, Clearwater Fl.

Mon, Tues, Wed, Friday 12:30PM – 7PM

Thursday: 12:30 PM- 7:00PM

4th Saturday of every month: 9:30AM-12PM 722-443-4031

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HELPING HANDS : 2565 Blackburn St, Clearwater FL

Mon- Friday 10AM-1:45PM ( limit of 12 times only) 727-724-1290

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COMMUNITY SERVICES OF CLEARWATER SDA CHURCH

1445 Lakeview Rd., Clearwater FL ( Corner of Highland and Lakeview) 727-446-6427

TUESDAY ONLY: 9:30AM-12PM

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Feed the hungry in our Community!!

 

ST IGNATIUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 725 Orange St, Tarpon Springs FL

Mon, Wed and Friday 10AM-12PM 727-937-9050

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SALVATION ARMY 210 Pinellas Ave, #120, Tarpon Springs, FL 727-934-4476

Mon- Wed: 9AM- 4:30PM (provides some assitance also for utilities)

Friday: 9AM- 12PM (Food Vouchers Only by appointment)

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ST. VINCENT DePAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH 4843 Mile Stretch Dr., Holiday FL

(Serves: Holiday- New Port Richey (Pasco County Residents)

Mon, Wed and Friday: 9AM-12PM 727-938-1974

 

 

SAFETY HARBOR FOOD PANTRY    located:  at the Safety Harbor Neighborhood Center on 4th Street ( called MLK when you come off McMullen Booth), center area of Safety Harbor

Serves: Safety Harbor area, Dunedin

Mon and Friday  10:30AM – 12:30PM                3 days of food rations

Eligible with photo ID and only once per month.  727-934-9124

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Time to VOLUNTEER????? Contact Wanda Weber at the Shepard Center

727-939-1400 ext. 15

Do you out there know of other food pantries, work ops or housing available to help someone else? Please email info to: martyhermes@yahoo.com, I will edit and post it for you!!!!!! Copy and paste the above email address in your browser and send to me.

Remember, “what we sow, we reap” and when we give to another, it is returned to us a 100 fold…..

Need solutions for shared living arrangements too…..is your home too large and feels empty? Let us help you find someone who needs a home, who’s lost theirs, who needs a “surrogate grandparent” perspective or guidance…..We will use background checks, the churches and connect the ones who are in need with those who are lonely and have more then an adequate home in exchange for a reduced rent to help with chores and upkeep…..Send me an email and I will connect you with safe and trustworthy avenues to meet your needs!!

Worried? Fearful? Stuck?….seek a sliding scale counselor

 

 INTRODUCING……OPENING  DOORS

                    CHRISTIAN  BASED  COUNCILING!

 

Abundant Life Ministries of Reconciliation was ordained of God ten years ago. Our mission is to show the love of Jesus to all mankind; reconciling people to God through Jesus Christ our Savior, and reconciling people to each other, whenever safe.

 

There are some situations, as in abuse, whereby it is not safe or wise to physically reconcile people to each other. The forgiveness of God, even toward an abuser, is required of God, in our hearts, but not our physical reconciling. God is the keeper of our hearts and He knows that forgiveness is essential in order for us, you and me, to have the best that God wants to offer us in this life, and that begins with His forgiveness toward us, through the Blood of His Son, Christ Jesus.

 

My name is Dorothy M. Shaw, I live in Tarpon Springs, FL. Our Ministry/Counseling office is in New Port Richey at 5510 Gulf Road, Suite 103. You may reach me by phone at 727-514-5422.

When I am with a client/counselee I do not answer the phone, but please leave a message and I will return your call as promptly as possible.

 

I graduated from Christ the King Theological Bible Seminary, with  degrees of:

 

Doctor of Philosophy in Pastoral Psychology 

Doctor of Christian Education 

Doctor of Divinity

 

God has called me and gifted me in Counseling everyone who finds my door. God opens doors for me so that I can open doors for others, therefore, the Counseling part of the Ministry is called:

 

Opening Doors Christian Counseling            

 

 

 

We do counsel on a sliding scale/donation to the Ministry, as opposed to a set fee. We know that we will do our best for you; we trust God that you will do your best for the Ministry, so we can pay the rent and help more people.

 

I have counseled for the Salvation Army Domestic Violence Shelter and led Support Groups at the Outreach Center.

I counsel with children who have behavioral/anger problems, also Asperger Syndrome children with High Functioning Autism. Your problem does not have to be so traumatic, it can be such as needing to find a new start and a new direction in life.

 

God has answers for the big and the small concerns.

 

God has blessed me with a method where by we can eliminate emotional pain and connection from trauma and painful memories. God’s ways are AWESOME when we let God be God and don’t put Him in a box.

 

I make time to travel to facilities and/or churches to present seminars on: 

 

 “Letting Go = So I Can Be Free to Be the Me    that God Created”

 

 

God has a blessed work for each of us and sometimes we are hindered, held back, because of our past. Whether it be something that was done TO you, or something you did to someone else.

 

We need to be free to be the ”Real Me”, then we can do our best for God, and move out into the areas in which God has called us. You know that nagging feeling because God says to you, “You know what I asked you to do, when are you going to do it?” 

 

Isn’t it time for you to “Let Go and Be Free to Be Me?”

 

 

I also conduct Seminars for Corporations and Businesses for their Supervisors/Managers and for the employees.

The Ministry would appreciate a heart felt donation.

Blessings,

 

Dorothy

 

Post Script:

Over my past 13 years of recovering from a divorce after a long term marriage, with the help of excellent counseling, self help books and my faith in our Lord I truly believe and am a living example: “Every time God closes a door, He opens a window”.…He wants all of us to let His light shine, use our gifts and talents we were born with, to overcome fear and trust Him….Let Dorothy help you begin. After all, what do you have to lose? Just imagine all the awesome things about you that you have not yet seen about the real you, it could be the first step in a beautiful journey…..Twofish13

SLIDING SCALE HEALTH CARE FOR PINELLAS COUNTY

 

 

 

Largo Medical Center

Community Resource Guide

 

 

 

Free Clinics in Pinellas County

 

All of the resources listed provide services on either a free or sliding scale fee schedule.

You can access more resources by calling

This guide is meant to provide you with basic healthcare resources available in the Pinellas County area.

 

Medical Clinics (Free or sliding scale fee schedule)

 

 

211 Tampa Bay Cares” resource center by dialing 2-1-1 from a payphone or most home telephones. The resource line is open 24 hours day, 7 days a week for the latest community information. Those with digital home service or cell phone users, please call, (727) 210-4211.

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Pinellas County Social Services

1100 Cleveland St.

Suite 1200

Clearwater 33755

727-464-8400

Mon-Fri. 7:30a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Clearwater Free Clinic

707 N. Ft. Harrison

Clearwater, Fl 33755

727-447-3041

Mon- Fri 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Peds: Wed 9:00 a.m. to Noon (Free medical care, lab work, x-rays)

Greenwood Community Health Resource Center

1108 Martian Luther King Ave.

Clearwater, Fl. 33755

727467-9411

Mon- Tues 9:00 am- 5:00 p.m.

Wed- Thurs 9:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Fri 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

La Clinica Guadalupana

1215 Drew St.

Suite B-7

Clearwater, fl 33755

727-461-7730   Spanish speaking patients only!

St. Petersburg Free Clinic

2336 22nd Ave. N

St. Petersburg, Fl 33712

727-327-0333

Mon-Thurs 8:30a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Fri 8:30 a.m.- noon

Bayfront Family Health Center

700 6th St. South

St. Petersburg, Fl. 33701

727-893-6116

Mon-Fri. 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Bayfront Convenient Care Center 7601 Seminole Blvd. Seminole, Fl. 727-397-5666 Mon. – Fri. 8 am – 7 pm Walk-in Clinic, no appointment necessary

Turley Family Health Center

807 N. Myrtle Ave.

Clearwater, fl 33755

727-467-2400

Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Closed 12-130 from lunch

PEHMS (mental health)

650 16th St. N.

St. Petersburg, Fl 33705

727-552-1053

8:00 am- 8:00 pm for outpatient counseling

Primary Care Clinic

12420 130th Ave. N

Largo, Fl 33774

727-587-7729

Currently open 8-5 Tuesdays and Fridays. In may

Another day will be added. In June 5 days a week

Appointments are needed. (Checks ups, immunizations, suture removal, health screenings, minor illnesses, some medications)

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. King

12685 Ulmerton Rd.

Largo, Fl.

593-8700

Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 5:00 pm

(Free or sliding scale fee, will do suture removals)

Specialty Services:

 

 

 

ASAP-Aids Services Association of Pinellas

895-8352

Branch of Hospice of Florida Suncoast

Pinellas Care Clinic-AIDS/HIV

321-4846

Ryan White funded

St. Pete and Largo Branch

Bay Area Treatment Center

Methodone Clinic

544-0044

Mon – Fri. 5:30 am – 10:30 am (dosing)

Saturday: 5:30 am – 8:30 am (dosing)

Sliding Scale (based on income & family size) or Low Cost Medical Clinics

 St. Vincent de Paul Free Meds Program 461-9598

Other Services

HealthNet Pinellas:

727-562-1545

Mon. – Fri. 9:30 am – 6:00 pm

HealthNet Pinellas is funded by Pinellas County Human Services and serves as a central point of access for citizens seeking health/medical information and/or resources. HealthNet also partners with local churches and social service agencies for one-time assistance for residents in need.

If you are in need of a special service or have any questions regarding how you can better manage your healthcare needs, please feel free to contract the ED Case Manager at 727-588-5341. We will be more than happy to assist you.

 

 

 

Diabetic Supplies and Meds often Available

WE BEGIN TO HELP ONE ANOTHER BY SPEAKING OUR TRUTH AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE, ONE STEP AT A TIME!

WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO SPEAK OUT? TO TAKE A STAND, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE?

August 8, 2009 by Marty Hermes | Edit

I know many of you could care less about ““my perspectives, but that doesn’t stop me from exercising my FREEDOM OF SPEECH….So, yes, here I go again….What is it going to take for all of us experiencing the after shock of a corrupt government, blatant cover ups in all venues, of greed within the ranks of CEO’s to take actions that will be heard?

APATHY IN AMERICA……the disease that will kill a powerful nation!!!! That’s right, no bones about it, all your excuses don’t hold water: I don’t have time to write a letter; I don’t have my congressman’s address or phone number; no one will listen to me anyway; I am too busy trying to survive; I just lost my job and am grieving; I lost my home and have no where to live; My children’s lives are in danger in school, how can I worry about what they are being taught and by whom; I don’t have a computer; My pencil needs sharpening and I can’t afford a sharpener; I am only a peon…….etc…etc….etc.

Are you Apathetic or Making a Difference? 

Well folks, let’s put it this way……You NOW HAVE NO CHOICE but to become involved, to make your voices heard….all of us are in this sinking ship together, unrealistically reported and excruciatingly high Unemployment Statistics. Followed by a Health Care Program being put into affect by a  Presidential order that will ALLOW the members of GOVERNMENT TO BE EXEMPT from the nationwide health care plan and keep the better benefits they now enjoy, while a board of appointed people decide if you are entitled to a needed by-pass surgery! open gates into this country on all borders with millions of unregistered  foreign people who not only will receive medical care, but who do not pay taxes and who are illegally here. The quality of our educational system lowered and foreign students wishing to practice medicine get a free college ride under the premise they will return to there own country to practice, when in fact they remain here while our native citizens with the same desire for a career, are charged an arm and a leg to get their medical degree. Ridiculous and time consuming Lawsuits abounding because not one of us has the guts to “buck  the system“……we have been taught to live and to not to rock the boat,we often live  in a fearful way of speaking out…..of accepting, not DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM OUR ELECTED LAWMAKERS!!!!! Our country, once the giant of the free world, crumbling before our very eyes…..

It’s NOT that you don’t have an opinion is it? You are boiling mad, disillusioned and fed up…..you talk about it at the water coolers, the cafe, the dinner table, in car pools and at the ball games…..you loudly give your opinion…..some of you voted, some did not…..But election time is coming for the real POWERS THAT BE…..THE CONGRESS AND REPRESENTATIVES.…and WE have the opportunity to be heard, to put a stop to this rampant printing of money and elimination of jobs while giving bonus’ to high executives of the huge corporations and lenders we just bailed out; to put caps on the cost of fuel and energy; we have the RIGHT TO BE HEARD……to speak out…..to gather in townhall venues with congress. To DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY in our representation. We after all are the ones who cast our votes and elected them with promises often bought off and unkept! Isn’t that the truth?

This site, is noted for it’s growing strength in spreading the TRUTH….what is not made public in our traditional media coverages it seems:

  AFA ( American Family Association)began video-streaming AFRTalk live over the Internet.

●  AFA became one of the first Christian ministries to employ Internet television by launching two channels, the AFA Channel and the Home School Channel, in conjunction with Sky Angel IPTV, a global Christian-based Internet television service.  Both channels broadcast wholesome and/or educational programming with a decidedly Biblical worldview.

●  AFA used its formidable Internet presence to promote Tax Day (April 15) TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party rallies in over 1,000 cities across America.  

2008

●  In response to Proposition 8, the California referendum that would amend the state’s constitution to protect marriage as being only between a man and a woman, AFA produced a 30-minute documentary supporting the ballot measure and distributed it at no cost to 21,000 churches in California. The video was written and produced by AFA staffers for a small fraction of typical production costs. The video proved to be a valuable tool in the passage of Proposition 8. 

●  AFA helped produce video documentaries explaining complex and long-standing issues such as the growing anti-Christian bias in America and the push by homosexual activists for the legalization of same-sex marriage. Partnering with The Inspiration Networks (INSP), AFA helped produce a 14-part documentary series titled Speechless … Silencing the Christians. The TV series, also available on DVD, exposes the ugly reality of bias against Christians and urges believers to speak out and put an end to the silencing

I have never been one to be APATHETIC…..I once wrote the only letter read at a hearing for rate increases in the State of Michigan and the outcome, the judge DENIED the increase…..saving my fellow citizens, neighbors and taxpayers, thousands of dollars in additional increases…..based on MY one letter. Your voice is heard and it is possible to turn the tide….

If my one letter could do that, imagine what a letter from YOU could do?

You can be heard…..you can make a difference…..None of us can afford any longer to sit back in our lazy-boy and assume all is well….It is far from well and only getting worse…..Will you do your part, with a phone call, an email (you don’t even need a stamp), a hand posted letter, a local town hall meeting and stand up and be counted as one of us who believes strongly in our morals, values, and the accountability of government elected and appointed officials, not choosing to be dictated to by the governmental powers?  Or will you continue to choose your apathetic stance until it’s too late?

YOU DO HAVE CHOICES …..and FREEDOMS…..Let’s see what kind of power “WE THE PEOPLE” ACTUALLY DO HAVE….Just do something, talk about this blog and others like it,  to co-workers, friends, neighbors, spread the word and take some kind of action, before it’s too late to do anything! I for one will not sit back and watch America crumble, allowing all the lives risked and sacrificed for freedom and the American Dream to be for naught…..will you?

 

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WILL YOU HELP ME????? DESPERATELY NEEDS:

A Mother of four, who homeschools her children, had to leave her home with her kids to be safe. There are several needs she desperately needs help with, Grow Church Congregation have provided many so this is what is remaining:

A JOB SHE CAN PERFORM FROM HOME, SO SHE CAN CONTINUE TO HOMESCHOOL HER CHILDREN!!!

Queen headboard and/or frame (she has the mattress)

Twin sheets (2 boys, 1 girl)

Coffee table

End table

Laptop (her computer is dying and she homeschools  from home that will more than likely require computer input)

Casserole dish

Pots and pans

A gift card from a local Walmart, Target or Grocery store would also help them with food and basics.

Contact: VONDA HUDSON at email: dhudson11@tampabay.rr.com , she can pick up your items if you live within our area.

Thank you so much…..see, this is what this about…..links to help one another!

Seasoned Singles….Give Me A Hand….

This country was built on enthusiasm, creativity, lofty goals, ideas and imagination. We as ” Baby Boomers” helped to bring about the huge technological changes in the past 30 years alone. It is now up to us, it seems, to sort through all the areas of crisis in the Tampa Bay Area and help our fellow neighbors, friends, families, church goers to deal with the pangs of disappointment, fear and stress brought on by the greedy corporate executives only thinking of the millions they can make for themselves, not whether the person who actually has manufactured the product or sold it has a job or not. It’s definitely too late for the blame game….but it isn’t too late to pitch in with your ideas to implement avenues so many need: sources of food, a room to rent, a surrogate grandparent to offset child care,someone who’s eyesight is fairly good to read the newspaper or books to someone who has lost their sight, someone who loves to cook to prepare some food for someone who is hungry, we need leads for the best food pantry’s and where to find the best free medical clinics, what free and family events are coming our way, which churches are willing to join forces and give even more shelter to the homeless (do you know how many kids in our schools are homeless? The numbers are staggering). Do you have a large home and live there alone? What about reasonably renting a room or two in exchange for help with some of the manual labor upkeep? If you are unemployed but have a car, why not seek seniors who can no longer drive and take them on their errands or to their medical appointments….the list of needs goes on and on.

What we need now is your COMMENTS. Use the comment box or talk with me live on by clicking on the link on the site for MEEBO.…I will do my best to connect the needs with the solutions you suggest.

The Lightbulb finally has come on....

And for Christian businesses and churches out there, I will blog about your upcoming events or paste an ad for you on the site…..and I’ll do it FREE!!!!! How good is that?

We cannot tolerate a day of more apathy, thinking the government will provide for those who need help.

There are many loopholes and no money to help the ordinary guy it seems, only more money to print to bail out the corporate giants so their CEO’s can vote proxy’s to establish millions of dollars of income and perks for jobs not well done at all…..We need to work together, collectively people, and use this blog as a stepping stone to introduce SOLUTIONS into the lives of those in crisis…..I am counting on you and your ideas, creativity and empathy….No idea will ever be considered worthless or ridiculous, if it worked for someone you know or yourself….just put it out there, it’s time for all of us to step up to the plate….And it’s you Seasoned Singles who can give me your hand and get this network of solutions going….I need you and others need us….it’s time to stop using printed greenbacks as a commodity and to go back to good old fashioned “bartering time, talents and goods” in exchange for the things we need to turn all our lives around….We did it in the beginning as our forefathers did, now it’s our turn to take our morals, values, upbringing, and trust in God and pay it forward….

REPETITION…FOCUS….AWARENESS = SOLUTIONS!

Seasoned Singles….Give Me A Hand….

This country was built on enthusiasm, creativity, lofty goals, ideas and imagination. We as ” Baby Boomers” helped to bring about the huge technological changes in the past 30 years alone. It is now up to us, it seems, to sort through all the areas of crisis in the Tampa Bay Area and help our fellow neighbors, friends, families, church goers to deal with the pangs of disappointment, fear and stress brought on by the greedy corporate executives only thinking of the millions they can make for themselves, not whether the person who actually has manufactured the product or sold it has a job or not. It’s definitely too late for the blame game….but it isn’t too late to pitch in with your ideas to implement avenues so many need: sources of food, a room to rent, a surrogate grandparent to offset child care,someone who’s eyesight is fairly good to read the newspaper or books to someone who has lost their sight,  someone who loves to cook to prepare some food for someone who is hungry, we need leads for the best food pantry’s and where to find the best free medical clinics, what free and family events are coming our way, which churches are willing to join forces and give even more shelter to the homeless (do you know how many kids in our schools are homeless? The numbers are staggering). Do you have a large home and live there alone? What about reasonably renting a room or two in exchange for help with some of the manual labor upkeep? If you are unemployed but have a car, why not seek seniors who can no longer drive and take them on their errands or to their medical appointments….the list of needs goes on and on.

What we need now is your COMMENTS. Use the comment box or talk with me live on by clicking on the link on the site for MEEBO.…I will do my best to connect the needs with the solutions you suggest.
The Lightbulb finally has come on….

And for Christian businesses and churches out there, I will blog about your upcoming events or paste an ad for you on the site…..and I’ll do it FREE!!!!! How good is that?

We cannot tolerate a day of more apathy, thinking the government will provide for those who need help.

There are many loopholes and no money to help the ordinary guy it seems, only more money to print to bail out the corporate giants so their CEO’s can vote proxy’s to establish millions of dollars of income and perks for jobs not well done at all…..We need to work together, collectively people, and use this blog as a stepping stone to introduce SOLUTIONS into the lives of those in crisis…..I am counting on you and your ideas, creativity and empathy….No idea will ever be considered worthless or ridiculous, if it worked for someone you know or yourself….just put it out there, it’s time for all of us to step up to the plate….And it’s you Seasoned Singles who can give me your hand and get this network of solutions going….I need you and others need us….it’s time to stop using printed greenbacks as a commodity and to go back to good old fashioned “bartering time, talents and goods” in exchange for the things we need to turn all our lives around….We did it in the beginning as our forefathers did, now it’s our turn to take our morals, values, upbringing, and trust in God and pay it forward….

May 15, 2009 – Posted by Marty Hermes

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU….CAN YOU?

Attention Churches in the Tampa Bay Area:

Sometimes I am amazed at the creative ideas the Holy Spirit plants in my mind, so many of them have been so doable…..problem I always seem to face, I would get excited, tell someone about them, and of course spoke the idea aloud and wouldn’t you know, someone with money, which I truly have never had, came along and implemented the very idea I had been pondering and was enthusiastic about…..Now I have an avenue for those wealthy grabbers out there….I will just post the “Unusual Possibilities” on this site….and watch someone come along and make the impossible, become possible! What do you think? Wouldn’t that be giving back to the community in ways? So, let’s see how it goes…..Are you ready Tampa Bay Churches?

Networking connects people with people to meet our needs.

The first concept that pops to mind: I have the opportunity to speak with hundreds of retirees, well seasoned singles on a daily basis in my line of work. Their main issue seems to be, fear of parting with any of their limited incomes to provide them transportation to the doctor , hearing, eye, dentist appointments, the grocery store……or CHURCH!!!!!

So think about this for a moment. Many of our fellow brothers and sisters have recently lost jobs, they are struggling, hurting, unable to concentrate on anything because they are finding no possibilities for employment out there….This is where Churches can play a vital role. The Churches can encourage the use of quality networking.…for the unemployed and the aging lonely…

1. Create a Message Board on-line for you that have websites or a board for the church entrance. Make columns, one for “I need” one for “I have to share” , let the members of the congregation complete a small piece of paper which is near the board and stick it up there, for example: Need a ride to and from eye doctor appointment, from Safety Harbor to Tarpon Springs. Then, if anyone works in that direction perhaps they can put up a note as well: I work in New Port Richey, looking for people who need rides up that way between hours of 8am – 5pm, with the name and number to contact…..making it easier for the two parishioners to “connect” and help each other.

2. It creates a safe environment for both because of the safety of going through the church mainstream.

3. It could be very affordable for the seniors, who no longer have a drivers license as well. The one driving submits a mileage report to a newly formed benevolence committee with a fair amount to cover the cost of gas and on a monthly basis is able to receive some kind of monetary reimbursement.

4. In the meantime, the health care facility donate an amount, say $10.00 minimum per patient, to the church that patient attends or lives near, sensible because most of the clinic costs are covered by insurances of some kind and a donation certainly could be “written off as advertising expenses” wouldn’t you think? What better advertising then word of mouth….and you KNOW those seniors will spread the word.

5. Another additional slant to consider, most Christians tithe, which means they give back to God the first fruits of their harvest (paycheck) as we all are encouraged to do in the bible….of anywhere from 5% to 10% ideally….So, to incorporate more giving within the church community, that % donated could be divided, half to the church and half to either the senior or to the driver to cover transportation costs.……Any way you look at it the concepts provide the avenue for seniors to get where they need to go afford ably, the driver is “tithing” their time in transporting ( God doesn’t say tithing is just supposed to be cash and only to the church you know…..members of the church community ARE the church, it’s NOT the building, it’s the people gathered in His name to help one another)….And ultimately, the driver has a job, something productive,charitable and self gratifying knowing that they are helping one another in today’s economy. And of course the clinic is able to see more patients which increases their revenue and they are also “tithing” back to the community by off setting the cost for the senior citizens who need so badly their eyes, hearing or diabetes checked and balanced.

A tweak here, a tweak there…..and it’s definitely do -able….don’t you think?

After all, money is only a commodity of trade instead of colored beads the Native Americans first used when we came to their country, which if you are reading my posts, you read about “BARTERING….BACK IN THE DAY”.….this would be a more modern and creative form of doing just that.

And from this small investment of time and bartering funds, who knows how many senior citizens might just be reconnected to a church community, or their self esteem enhanced by becoming a surrogate grand parent for the kids who don’t have one nearby, or who may be put in touch with others of their ages to read to someone who has lost their sight or to spend sometime as a companion breaking bread, fixing a lunch, conversing and reconnecting which would enhance the quality of their lives.

Many seniors are devastated when they can no longer drive. They begin to feel useless and “put out to pasture”, their purpose gone, and yet they are the very ones who sacrificed so much to lay the foundation of this country and our communities. Many are lost, if they have no children to help or if their family is too busy making a living to take time off, to take Mom or Pop to their doctor appointments.…so many do, but if we can all work together beginning within the various churches and network among ourselves, we might be able to restore some of the feeling of independence , of feeling once again needed and useful,which our seasoned “baby Boomer” generation has lost and is losing.

The huge question now is: WHICH OF THE CHURCHES OUT THERE WILL TAKE THE LEAD? WHICH ONE OF ALL OF YOU, WILL THINK THIS ,wink from God, has merit and will get the ball rolling and spread the word….remember, none of us can count on our government for solutions to our everyday existence, they seem to only be well versed in how to print more money, not really how to disperse it where the need truly exists. All we have is one another and our creative solutions. It begins with networking, and leads to a missionary field within our own back yard. Tilling the soil and planting new seeds of solutions!

Join me won’t you…..What have we got to lose, yet so very much to gain….“Let there be peace on earth, let this be the moment now…..” , begin at the beginning and just be who you are….one of the children of God…..struggling to get by yet taking your time and using your talents to give back within our community…

Get involved today by providing your infomation within the “comment” area or email me:www. martyhermes@yahoo.com. I will be more than happy and excited to have this concept take off….and will help you to connect in anyway I can!

Hello world!

A blog to WRITE ABOUT YOUR NEEDS AND SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVE IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA…..High Unemployment, aging “baby boomers”, people looking for work, a place to live, transportation, companionship, medical help, child care etc…..It’s all about Networking your solutions…..FREE promotions of area FREE events or Christian business promotions for the family….Comprehensive NETWORKING SOLUTIONS BLOG FOR THE TAMPA BAY FLORIDA AREA….Join us, won’t you?