Bragging on Oklahoma: Heartline

I love to brag on Oklahoma. I wasn't born here, didn't go to high school here*, but have somehow managed to get this place under my skin and love to go around bragging about what's happening on this red dirt.

There's just something about the folks in Oklahoma that puts helping others in their blood and that blood I find flowing through so many parts of my life - from my church family, to Cub Scouts, to the world of social media.

So, more often than not, when you are calling someone and asking for help, you'll get a good Okie on the other side who cares and shares.

That brings me to Heartline. I was asked to blog about them last week and set aside today to do that. I was all ready to put up something rah-rah, but here's where the story gets interesting.**

One of Heartline's services is the 211 number to share information for people who are looking for counseling. This morning, I actually called the number to get real info for a real member of the family. No PSA here, folks. This is actual life being lived.

It was great info and the voice on the other end of the phone walked me through in a real way. It hard to even articulate what that meant. She dug through to get the best information and wished me a sincere good luck. After spending hours in other places waiting for terrible information, it was quite an experience.

Good job, Oklahoma. Good job, Heartline.

More info here.

FOOTNOTES

* - Berry Tramel's standard for citizenship.

** - Long story indeed.