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Article: Peewee: the poor man with a million-dollar laugh. (one Catholic pastor's joy in working with a layman who works at the Conyers, GA Monastery of the Holy Spirit)(Brief Article)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- October 30, 1998
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Peewee is a layman. We work together here in the monastery, in an old barn where we store our bonsai pots. We had a major fire in the that area last November, and since the fire, we have needed all the help we can get.
We wrap and ship bonsai pots and other accessories to places near and far. Peewee was in need of a job and came several months ago. There is an old familiar saying, usually spoken with glad surprise when a friend's presence brightens one's doorway. "Well, look what the wind blew in."
In our case, it might just as well be said that the wind of the fire that night in November kept on blowing long after the flames were put out. But bad ...