This has been a day! I did go to Emporia to get some paint color samples. I think I found one that will work. I have to go to town in the afternoon to work the Library book sale. I will go in early and pick up the paint. I hope this color matches. Anyone need two gallons of exterior paint?
When I got the mail today I got a bonanza! I got three checks and three Walmart gift cards for the Love in Action project. We have the Holiday projects almost fully funded. We only need 14 more gift cards. My personal goal was to have that project funded before I leave for India on the 9th of November. Grateful that will happen.
A dear friend I met on the Camino ten years ago called me today. It is always a good day when I get to talk to her. We talk via video feed so I get to see her beautiful face. She let me know she has been diagnosed with lung cancer. She is in the middle of getting it all sorted out and a treatment plan put into place. Dang, why do bad things happen to the best people? She is 86 and her husband is 89. They have 12 children and 32 grandchildren plus a few great grandchildren. Her huge family is surrounding her with love and care. I wished I didn’t live so far away. I might need to plan a trip to California when I get back from India.
I have spent time again today responding to many questions about the rally I did Saturday and the Love in Action project. Lots of interest and lots of people wanting to get involved. We shall see where this all goes. I put an update about the project on the Love in Action page and that usually solicits donations. The Amazon gift registry list is almost all taken care of. I will have a conversation with the Captain at the Center and see if we can do more for the Detainees.
Today has been a good lesson for me in remembering opinions are not facts and they are not truth. One person had read the article that was in the Kansas Reflector and had posted “Kay is one amazing lady”. The person that responded to that posted “One amazingly stupid, clueless, lost, ineffective, loser, idiot, dumb shit. She is what is wrong with our country, wake up and don’t get it twisted, you are the problem!”
Hmmmm…. I am guessing neither of these statements are the truth and both are opinions. The person that posted the second response is someone I have never heard of or talked to or met. The first one is someone I have visited with about the Love in Action project. I do get lost occasionally so maybe there is some truth in the statements! Ha!
Luckily most of the responses have been positive. We are a very divided country so I guess one should expect a few dings.
I was told today that the Kansas Reflector story went viral with tens of thousands of views. Not sure what to do with that. Guess I will keep doing what I am doing with the Love in Action project and let the dust settle around all this. I will do my best to keep up with the requests for information and help educate others about the Detainee situation as I understand it.
Two different people want to meet sometime soon and talk about the project. One is an individual that has had experience with a Detainee that was housed in Chase County some years ago and the other heads a big politically active group out of Wichita. Who knows where all this is going.
Tomorrow I will be at the Friends of the Library Book sale from 3:00 – 6:00. I need to go in early and shop for a sack of books, drop off my heart monitor at CVS for the UPS man to pick up, and pick up some paint. I usually find someone interesting to talk to at the book sale and the time goes fast. The rest of the week is empty space time. I may walk down to Christy Davis event at the Courthouse Wednesday evening. I’ll see how the day goes and if I can people.
Sitting with so much gratitude on how fast the Detainee Holiday project got funded. I had started early so I had plenty of time to reach people. The best part is that most of the donors are new donors. I have some very regular donors now that send money monthly. I get the sweetest notes from them. This project is taking on a life of its own and it will be fun to see where it goes from here.
I have been able to stay above neutral today even with the trip to town. I did take a short nap this afternoon. I find reading the comments can drain me if I don’t stay conscious. Getting the donations in the mail today was good for my soul!
Grateful I found a paint color that should work, grateful for the ongoing support of Love in Action, and grateful I know the difference between opinion, facts and truth.