Tracy Tomlinson submitted an article about a silver lining in all the vacant housing in American cities like Detroit. Today I received a message from Tracy containing a link to an online story about a Detroit man who purchased an abandoned home for only $500. Besides being an interesting read it is also a tribute to those with the faith and grit to not fold their tent and head and head for some new promised land. One thing I gained from this read was a renewed assurance that if Detroit is beginning to see rays of hope, certainly my small hometown has a future as well. Maybe it just takes some people who see potential disguised by despair.
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