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Monthly Archives: December 2014

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Our Eyes Were Opened, Inc. 2014 Annual Report

Annual Report 2014 Significant happenings: OEWO once again moved beyond Greenville County. I did workshops or simulations in Anderson, Pickens, and Beaufort counties as well as in Columbia, Roswell, GA. and Buffalo, NY. OEWO...

Read more December 29, 2014 at 11:19 am Beth

How Many Tears Does It Take to Decorate a Christmas Tree?

How many tears does it take to decorate a Christmas tree? There are tears of joy for love for friends for family There are tears of grief for lost loved ones for dreams deferred...

Read more December 23, 2014 at 11:09 am Beth

Christmas Wish for You

I  wish each of you: All the blessings that you can handle Enough tears to keep you real Love that enriches you Discomfort that urges you to reach out to others Hope that keeps...

Read more December 18, 2014 at 9:52 am Beth

Beth Lindsay Templeton given Order of the Silver Crescent

Beth Lindsay Templeton received the Order of the Silver Crescent, South Carolina’s highest civilian award for significant contributions, leadership, volunteerism and lifelong influence within a region or community. Majority Leader Bruce Bannister presented the...

Read more December 15, 2014 at 11:59 pm oureyeswere

Dilemma

This ran as a guest editorial by me in the Greenville  News on Sunday, December 14, 2014. I have worked in the poverty field for more than thirty years. I am passionate about all...

Read more December 15, 2014 at 7:24 pm Beth

A Season of Contrasts

This time of year is full of contrasts: Darkness of Advent… light of Christmas Excess of the celebration…inadequacy of resources to celebrate Expressions of love and joy… desperation of depression and loneliness Hope of...

Read more December 12, 2014 at 11:39 am Beth

‘Tis the Season of Giving Gifts

I recently revisited some articles I wrote for the newsletter at United Ministries when I still worked there. This scenario from December 2007 touched me once again. Gifts come in all shapes and sizes. Many of...

Read more December 8, 2014 at 7:36 pm Beth

Gifts Given and Gifts Received

This is the gift giving season. We can shop til we drop. We can bake. We can give all kinds of wonderful and not so wonderful gifts. We are also the recipients of amazing...

Read more December 4, 2014 at 5:23 pm Beth

Angelika’s Christmas

Here is an excerpt from Angelika’s Journal. She and her mother and brother are now staying in a shelter. December 20 Today was our last day of school before the winter break. I’m sad...

Read more December 1, 2014 at 10:37 am Beth

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Myth Busters

Myth Busters Compiled by Beth Templeton, 3.30.18 Based on Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, Mariner Books, imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015...

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Fiction Addiction Book Club Party featuring Beth Lindsay Templeton

Fiction Addiction Book Club Party featuring Beth Lindsay Templeton: Monday, March 26th, 6pm @ Fiction Addiction, $15* Are you in a book club? Thinking about joining or starting a book club? Like to read...

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Beth Lindsay Templeton

As a community activist, author, minister, consultant and teacher, Beth Templeton hosts a variety of workshops to help remove our "blinders" when addressing persistent poverty in our society.

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Our Eyes Were Opened helps people understand about poverty so they can reach out with wisdom and compassion.

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