Homelessness and marriage

Wow i hate to keep talking about this subject but its been on my mind a lot lately. I heard soneone say to someone who was trying to help some homeless people but their homeless! Like its a disease or something! I know a lot of the predjudices towards the homeless are out of ignorance or fear. What im questioning though are the assumptions. Homeless are not like they used to be a lot of it is caused by just dumb luck.

So for those who dont know i was married march3 and my husband and i are now back in Missouri!

Richmond

Here i am still in Richmond Virginia. Its cold now and still jobless. Have had prospects but nothing has panned out. This is not a friendly city for the jobless or the homeless. Ive seen people treated just horribly. I have some money coming soon so im thinking of moving on. Maybe back to Texas. Not sure yet have even thought of going to Florida. Ive met a lot of good people since ive been here but the atmosphere just sucks. Cant stand the treatment people have towards the homeless here. Even the panera is not decent to them. And i frequent the place. I guess you all know why! lol Because they started out in St Louis and were called St Louis Bread Co. Otherwise id probably stop hanging here because of the manangements policy of talking down to the down and out. I dont think ive been in a state that is this disrespectful. Its quite sad really. You watch these things happen and you see no one saying or doing anything to help or even try to help. If i didnt think it was an envasion of privacy id take pictures of the so called homeless so you all could see that the ideas people have of the homeless are not correct any more.

Actually thinking about talking to some of them and seeing if theyd agree to letting me take their pictures and post them. The more i think about it the better the idea seems. So keep looking if i have my way ill post pictures soon so all that see this will know theres homeless that dont look homeless. lol

Richmond

Hello all ive been in Richmond Virginia now for about three weeks. Its been interesting to say the least. Plan on only staying here for a short period of time then im moving on to California hopefully. Thought id jump on today and post some awesome pics ive taken. And let everyone know im doing well. Or at least im still alive and kicking. LOL

Photos From Goodrich and My Dog

Moving On

Ok so today is my last day here in ole Texas. I shall be on a greyhound tomorrow moving on to Virginia. Kind of a sad day for me had to say goodbye to my dog Sadie. It was quite heartbreaking! Cant say im going to really miss this part of Texas. I will miss my friends and my dog though. Found a good home for her and im hoping and praying shell be allright. I have to leave my bike for now. The owner of the property i was staying on has promised to have it shipped to me. Ive left him the forwarding address so hopefully in a week or two it will show up. Have also prayed about that too.
Ive been praying about so much. I hope that this will be my last move for a while and that things work up in Richmond. I dont know what Gods direction is for me or his purpose but i hope its to find me a place i can settle down again.

I will be uploading some more pictures in a day or two. Til then take care to all who follow this.

Photo

Hi i was finally able to get the pictures off my phone and onto my computer. These are some taken on the trail and some taken while ive been here in Texas. And i threw one in of my dog Sadie just for fun!

Same Ole Same Ole

I wake every morning knowing im not going anywhere and i long for the days o9n the trail when i was traveling. I still go out riding my bike around town but its just not the same. I look around me at my tent and realize this is my life now. Sometimes is depressing and i have to remind myself that i never know what might happen tomorrow and i could just as easily be back on the road traveling once again. Ive met a lot of people in this new life im living and some of them have been a god send. Ive even managed to aquire a little puppy. She was abandoned and found in a pen by herself. Ive named her sadie and am having to get used to having a puppy around. Who would think such a little dog would be so much trouble! LOL She gets into everything and tries to chew on anything she can reach. Sometimes its exasperating. She is so cute though its hard to get mad at her. The lady who foubnd her writes a column in the local paper and the pup was mentioned in said column. So now Sadie is kinda famous. Everyone who sees her says so is this that little dog. LOL

I miss the comoradie of other bikers. There arent a lot in this area. Heck there isnt even a bike shop here. Ive had to figure out how to do a lot of the work on my bike myself. I met one guy who lives around here and rides but he isnt to open to talking or riding with others. Once in a while i see 1 or 2 riding thru town but usually i dont have a chance to talk to them or their go by so fast i cant wave them down and see where they came from. I look around and i notice bikes but it seems they mostly belong to kids.

Ive started attending a church on a regular basis. This church and the store down the street are pretty much my whole social network. Sometimes i just long for the days on the trail where i knew tomorrow would be another town and thered be new interesting people to meet. I dont think my journey has ended yet. I think this is just a temporary thing and any day ill be moving on again.

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Last Day Pictures

Texas

Ok so heres how it went i got a ride from Sedalia Missouri to Texarkana Texas. Then i got a ride from Texarkana To Livingston and i am now at my destination. Going to stay here for a while and see how it works out if i dont like it ill be moving on. I sorely miss the Katy Trail. I just loved my time alone with nature and god. And meeting nice people and seeing new places everyday. Im almost depressed thinking of waking up to the same place every single day. There are new people for me to meet though. And a who9le lot of churches i can go to. So thats the plus side. The down side is no internet access unless i get on bike and ride to store. (Which is where im at now, doing laundry) Hopefully in the future though i will get a internet card so i can be online more. So this is my short yet sweet update.