This has been a quiet day at home. It is May Day and the day of dropping out of the economy. I haven’t left the house or purchased anything on-line today. Not sure one day is enough to get the attention of the billionaires but it is a start.
Thirteen years ago today was my first day of retirement. It took me several months to wrap up all the odds and ends of selling the business and taking care of all the bills, etc. I do remember how nice it was to answer my phone and not hold my breath wondering who had done something stupid.
When the girls were still in middle school and high school, Craig and I took them on a mission trip to Mexico City. We went with a small group of people and stayed for about ten days with families that attended a Methodist Church. On the trip was a lady named Paula. Yesterday she left a note on my Facebook page and said she had known me for over 30 years. It took me a bit to figure out who she was and how I knew her. I didn’t remember what her last name was when I knew her. I finally got brave and sent her a PM and asked if she was the Paula from Mexico City. It was. How cool is that!
Got two more letters from the Detention Center. One of them was from a person from Laos that will be deported soon. He wanted to thank Love in Action for the things we do for the Detainees. I sent him back a note and wished him a safe journey to Laos. The other note was from a woman that had a probation violation and had to come back for a couple of months. I matched her with a Pen pal and trust that will help her.
Had another request from a volunteer to join the program. I don’t have enough Detainees to match with all the volunteers but it is nice to have more than I need in case a bunch come in. Unfortunately most of the ICE Detainees aren’t there long enough to get in the program or if they do request a match they are gone before we have much communication with them.
It started out to be a beautiful day but the clouds have moved in and we have a chance for rain. I have had to put my little space heater on to keep warm today. I am ready for it to warm back up although I need to be careful what I ask for as I don’t do well in temps over 80.
Nicole and Geoff are headed home today. They have a 32 hour trip ahead to get home. The hard part of traveling is getting there and then getting home. With the time change I’m confused as to when they will be home. Thinking sometime tomorrow and then they will have Sunday to recover before they go back to work on Monday.
Next week I have three appointments. Tuesday I see my Cardiologist, Wednesday I have a MRI in Topeka and Thursday I see my family doctor for a sleep apnea check. After staying home all of this week, next week feels busy!
Not much on my to-do list right now. Still sitting in the in-between time of something that I can’t put my finger on. This week of quiet, stay-at-home time has been good for my soul. I feel a tug of war going on inside though as it is hard to be in service when you aren’t around people.
Grateful for retirement, grateful to reconnect to old friends, and grateful for this quiet time.