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I have been blogging for over six months now.<\/p>\n

Six months. Half a year and I\u2019m still here, you\u2019re still reading. Awesome.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t run out of fun stories or irritated rants yet. We haven\u2019t even gotten to my worst story about Halloween on the Planet Charismatic, <\/a>\u00a0I\u2019ll be with you to hold your hand on election day. And after that we\u2019ll be celebrating Thanksgiving and the Byzantine Catholic version of advent which is six whole weeks long.\u00a0\u00a0We\u2019re gonna have lots to talk about.<\/p>\n

Want to keep reading Steel Magnificat? Well here\u2019s how you can help me keep writing.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been perfectly up front about the fact that Michael and I are\u00a0on skid row and live for the fifth of the month<\/a>. That has yet to change, though we\u2019re hopeful. This month we\u2019re in a jam because Michael has been accepted to give a paper at a conference<\/a>, but we can\u2019t afford to send him there or pay his conference fee. Crockett the washing machine<\/a>\u00a0is still going strong, but Tubbs the dryer is broken and I\u2019m not sure how to fix him. Not to mention\u00a0 my daughter <\/a>just had the audacity to grow out of all of her jeans and leggings over the summer, and the is probably the last week she\u2019ll be able to wear her shorts.<\/p>\n

I have met some people who believe that Catholic blogging is a lucrative enterprise, but the fact is, especially if you\u2019re just getting started, bloggers live on tips. We\u2019re\u00a0basically busking for our lives every month, but since we\u2019re writing you\u2019re spared the cost of listening to Michael sing and play the guitar (and you WOULD pay to make him stop). And this is how you can help. If you like Steel Magnificat, first of all, keep liking and sharing and commenting. Help us get our names out. Secondly, if you possibly can, give me a tip. It\u2019s simple.<\/p>\n

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Below the ad over which I have no personal control, below the four boxes labeled \u201cPopular at Patheos Catholic,\u201d there is a donate button with the inscription \u201cyour gratuity helps support the author\u2019s family.\u201d \u201cGratuity\u201d is a fancy word for \u201ctip.\u201d If you like what you read, click that button, and PayPal will walk you through giving a tip. \u00a0You can tip me regularly or only once, you can tip me a tiny\u00a0amount or a large amount, it\u2019s all very much appreciated. If you don\u2019t like what you read, you can always give me a tip in the hopes I\u2019ll go away, just like the judge in Jesus\u2019s parable. If you can\u2019t afford to tip, just keep liking and sharing. Above all, pray for us and we\u2019ll pray for you.<\/p>\n

10\/5 update: I\u2019ve just been told that people on their cell phones can\u2019t see the donate button, so I copied and pasted a link to it. Anyone reading me on a cell phone can go here\u00a0<\/a>to get to my PayPal and leave a tip too:<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n

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