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The goal of this blog is to provide readers commentary from a Christian perspective on religious, political, and social issues.
The prayers, meditations, and articles you will find here are the result of my involvement with poverty law. I met broken men and women, the homeless and unemployed, single mothers struggling to make ends meet, immigrants seeking asylum, young men wrestling with fatherhood, women with incarcerated husbands, and mothers of incarcerated (or deceased) sons.
The experience changed my life. This blog is my response. As my understanding of poverty has deepened over the years, the blog has evolved to cover a broad range of topics that find their way into my prayers.
My hope is that readers will be engaged, encouraged, and inspired.
We need not strive for poetic language or wait on some elusive moment when we are sufficiently “worthy” to address the Lord. That language is unnecessary; that moment will never come. God desires only that we seek Him out.
ANNA WALDHERR
Copyright 2001-2025 Anna Waldherr. All rights reserved.
A Lawyer's Prayers 
Hello Anna! I have nominated you for a Bouquet of Awards! Please follow this link: http://candlequill.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/a-bouquet-of-awards/
I hope you are able to accept it – if so, just follow the instructions on my blog.
Blessings!
Thank you for this nomination! Due to family illness, it has taken me awhile to respond. I am still making my list of recommended blogs (so many great choices) but, please, consider yours one. As Christians, we serve a vital role in society. Our lives are to point others toward Christ. Often, we are the voice of conscience. Above all, we are to love others. I look forward to more of your writing!
Blessings,
A.
i’m sure you have an amazing perspective based on what you’ve seen, heard and experienced.
Thanks for stopping by my un-paid crazy blog, I just saw it now. Very interesting life you have, and I like what the blog is about. It sure has a different perspective from others. So you just earned a new stalker!
Read ya later
Funny. My life has mostly felt very ordinary. It is always good to meet another writer, even if electronically. I hope our paths will cross again.
A.
I really enjoy your blog.
Thank you for all you do.
I really look forward to reading more.
How wonderful!! I am so glad you like the blog. All writers hope to reach an audience w/ their message. Your input is always welcome.
Blessings,
A.
My thanks to all those following and visiting this blog.
Blessings,
A.
Hi there! Thanks for visiting http://www.lifeistoughbutgodalwaysmakesaway.wordpress.com and liking my newest post regarding the scars of abuse running deep. I look forward to your return visits and comments.
Have enjoyed reading through your posts. Very inspired and you clearly have a real heart for justice. Great to connect with you.
Thank you so much! I enjoy your site, The Hurt Healer, also. Hope you visit again.
What an interesting blog! Thank you for spreading truth and hope.
Thank so much! I really appreciate the feedback.
Anna I am so glad I found your blog or should I say your blog found me. I am truly inspired by your post and you sincere heart for God’s people. It is a love that I share, I do believe that when Jesus asked Peter, “Peter do you love me?” and instructed Peter “Feed my sheep”, this is what he had in mind. f we truly love him we are to ‘feed his sheep”,to love those that are hurting and in need of emotional and spiritual healing. I sense from you post as a” poverty lawyer” you have truly embraced his instruction.
Be blessed and continue to bless others with your post..
Thank you for your kind words. I very much appreciate the encouragement. I do what little I can, and trust God for the rest. ❤
Anna, your childhood was shattered,inocence stolen from such a sweet child. I never knew the horror you endured. I love you my cousin.God bless you for all you do for others.
Rosemarie, how wonderful to hear from you! Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. I love you, too. ❤
Anna, I was wondering if you would consider covering a subject near and dear to my heart– the financial abuse of unpaid child support. Arrears nationally are now over $115 BILLION dollars. This is insane! In one state- Texas, arrears are over $14 Billion with 48% of single mothers and 17% of single fathers living below the poverty line. This translates to 100% of those children. Again, insane! Children are not throw away toys or pets to be re-homed. They are a lifelong commitment and even if the marriage fell in this sinful world, it’s not the kids fault and they are paying a dear price. http://alanakhaase.com/collateral-damage/
Thank you!
I agree wholeheartedly that this is a travesty. I touched on the subject in Parts 2 and 3 of the series I did in April on absent fathers. You can find those posts at https://alawyersprayers.com/2017/04/16/absent-part-2-the-nuclear-family/ and https://alawyersprayers.com/2017/04/23/absent-part-3-children-having-children/.
But the subject is urgent. Children cannot be stowed away in a closet until time and resources will allow, or tossed aside when no longer wanted. They have daily pressing needs which cannot be deferred. For too many of our children, those needs — both emotional and financial — go unmet.
Thank you for drawing attention, once again, to the issue. You can expect to hear more about it from me in future. ❤
Thank you!
G’day Anna! You commented on one of my blog posts kind of recently, and so decided to visit to take a look and already I am keen to read your perspective. Looking forward to interacting with you!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for liking my post. I appreciate it and your blog…. nice blog!
Thanks!
Anna, I have nominated you for the “Light of the World” award for all you do to highlight Christ as you bring others to awareness of some touchy subjects both through this blog and your other one. Don’t feel obligated to participate, but if you’re interested, the details can be found at https://calledtobeawriter.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/light-of-the-world-award/.
Thank you, Mia. I am grateful you would think so well of me. ❤
Thanks for connecting recently by liking my posts. Blessings in all you the good work you are doing.
Thank you, Dylan. I wish you success with your own lofty goals.
So beautifully put dear Anna. So grateful for you spreading the word of God and his son Jesus.
Love Joni
The World needs your voice! Thank you.
You are very kind.
An excellent blog!! Really!! I hadn’t realised that you had two, so, have been enjoying catching-up on the posts here!
Thank you so much!
You are very welcome! Both your blogs are great and to find the other was a wonderful discovery! Stay safe! 🙂
I admire you for your engagement, it is necessary to have more of those people. I also met a lot of people with great problems, unable to help themselves. That is the reason why I am engaged in several projects to help a little bit at least some of them.
I wish you all the best Marie
Vielen Dank für Ihr freundliches Herz Marie. ❤
Just wondering where you have been since September, 2021? Missing your blogs.
❤️&🙏, c.a.
Thank you for asking. Family issues, health, and other concerns have taken precedence. I hope to return when life settles down again. ❤
We’ll all be looking forward to seeing your blogs again. ❤️&🙏 c.a.
I don’t see how to follow in wordpress.
Thank you for your interest. On the right hand side of the homepage (below the series of words from which a topical selection can be made) is what looks like a button labeled “Follow”. Enter your email address where indicated in the box above that button, then hit “Follow”. Hopefully, that should work for you. If not, please, let me know so that I can get WordPress to remedy the problem.
What an interesting background you have, Anna! I wonder what motivated you to dedicate your life to this subject, because poverty is typically something we frown upon and try to escape as quickly as possible.
I believe you must be an interesting person as well. ❤❤
How very kind of you to say that, Aline. ❤ Poverty has been on my heart since I was a girl. I cannot entirely say why. My parents and grandparents were immigrants, who started w/ nothing. Because of their efforts, I grew up in a working class neighborhood. However, my mother and grandmother both had compassionate hearts. They get the credit for anything I’ve managed to become. ❤
Hi – was going through some of your well researched summaries on generation, religion and other posts under A Lawyers Prayers and saw your name specifically mentioned at bottom of one of the posts.
For some reason I had not connected the two… do you have another blog under your name ??
i applaud you for your mission and all the research you do in presenting the real life situation. Look forward to finding more time to write.. blessings of health and relaxed time
Rosanne
Thank you for taking the time to read my posts. As a survivor of child abuse, I write about abuse-related issues at https://avoicereclaimed.com. You should be able to link to that site below any of my posts. If for some reason the link is not working, I apologize. I have had a variety of issues since WordPress changed it coding system.
Blessings,
A.
Yes the link is working will follow it. There is always a plan and a purpose for everything that happens in our lives though it may take us years to see how Divine love was in action… and through all the hurt and n pain you are fulfilling His plan for you in a marvellous way to help others and further the Kingdom. Blessings
You are very kind. I hope and pray that God may use me for His purposes. ❤
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I apologize for all technical difficulties, Carl. I very much enjoy your own website https://carldagostino.wordpress.com/.