When Sidewalks Smile
Description
Discover the beauty in the hearts of the homeless, and the magic of kindness and unconditional love, alongside Poppa Chuck!
Heartwrenching Heartwarming & Heart winning, When Sidewalks Smile is a Poppa Chuck's beautiful and enlightening journey into the hearts of the Homeless and ultimately into his own heart as well.
If you have never spent time with a stranger in this way, I promise your life will be changed as a result of reading these stories. Here you will meet some beautiful human beings doing extraordinary acts of kindness with very few resources in some of the darkest places a person can find themselves.
With inspiring stories and imagery, this is a book you will want to read again and again and share with your family and friends. An often magical eye-opening journey, When Sidewalks Smile reveals the beauty, talents, intelligence, wisdom, and love in the hearts of the outcasts of society. Get ready to have your eyes opened, and your heart expanded! You will never see a homeless person the same again.
Book Highlights:
Beautiful and magical encounters with the homeless
True life characters you will fall in love
Eye-opening personal relationships with the Homeless
You will experience meeting these characters as if you are actually there
You may find yourself praying for, and wanting to hug, each and every one
You won't want to miss learning about the magic of kindness and unconditional love, what our dying world is truly missing.
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Content
Foreword
Dedications
A Special Thank You
Preface
Editors Preface
Chapter One: "Homeless Encounters of the First Kind: Street Youth
The Heart of Chris Gibbons
The Horrifying and Hilarious: Helvetia Tavern Turd Tale"
The Wild and Worrisome Wildland Firefighter
Chapter Two: "Homeless Encounters of the Second Kind: A Ray of Light in the Dark"
Anxiety, Compassion, and Pillows
The Growth of the Hazelnut Grove Camp
Briars, Nettles, Machetes, and Ray to the Rescue
Ray, Take One More Breath. You Can Do It ... Just One More Breath Ray
Chapter Three: "Homeless Encounters of the Third Kind: Into the Hearts of the Street Community"
The Journey Begins
Ishaan and the Dancing Girl: Blessing the Journey
The So-called "Aggressive" Panhandlers & Dirty Jeff"The Gift of Jeff"
Chapter Four: "The 'Ledge' of Love": The Infamous Corner on Third
Peter's Song
Joseph: Beautifully Broken
Louie's Makeshift Street Band
The Magical Generosity of Zecherieh aka "Zack"
Zack and the Missing Glasses
Mariah Jean aka "Max"
Chapter Five: "Sidewalk" & The Dirty Kids
"Sidewalk"
"Freddy" aka Kurbside Kurby aka Christopher Kerby
The Non-Dimmable "Litebulb"
"Hippie Jesus"
Chapter Six: "I Do Not Exist!": "A Plea for a Love That Encompasses All"
I Do Not Exist!" By Violet Fae Rabbitt
"Miranda Wrong" aka Raquel Raven MacKenzie Pendleton
"Gutter"~The Beloved
"Gutter's Heart: My Son, My Only Child"
"Leprechaun" aka Benjamin Thompson
Chapter Seven: "Beautiful, Magical, and Precious Sidewalk Moments"
The Gift of Mikey & The Dollar Ice Cream
"Downtown Josh"
The "Love" Rap
"The Warmth of an Unwanted Path"
"The Teen, HIV & Me"
Kobin, Rush & the Freezing Cold Night
Chapter Eight: Lamp Lights and the Hearts of Street Heroes
Chapter Nine: "The Cosmic Tones of Home~Free Nomads"
Keenan & Pizza~dog
Connor Peters
A Darkness the Family could not Fathom
Bilbo Space Bagginz
Chapter Ten: "Sidewalks to Heaven: Heroes of the Heart"
Robin Trow KileyVash
The Loss that Broke the Hearts of Everyone Who Knew Him
TaylorMade
"The Loss That Nearly Destroyed Me"
Epilogue
