Sophia had a tummy issue last night. With the rain and storm she had to stay inside and it made for a long night. She is feeling a bit better this evening. Trusting tonight she can sleep all night and then maybe I can too.
I cleaned my desk off this morning and got a few more thank you notes written. I pile papers on my desk and forget about them so try to remember to go through them weekly and take care of things.
Someone I know casually came over this afternoon along with her husband. She is a US citizen as is the rest of the family although her husband has a green card. They are sitting in fear. Not knowing what may happen with her husband. There is lots of news of green cards being revoked.
I wanted to hear their story and see if there was anything I could do to help. We didn’t come up with anything that I can take to the larger community. But, they were very appreciative of being able to tell their story and know that others care.
They both commented how much the people that are going to the protest means to them. It makes them feel like they aren’t alone.
The world doesn’t feel fair in so many different ways right now. He did all the right things when he came to the US but now may lose everything. It makes me want to use my voice even more.
Someone had donated something’s directly to the Detention Center that they couldn’t accept. I picked them up yesterday and passed them along today to the Food Bank in Cottonwood Falls. They have a table where they put things people donate that are not food related. They seemed happy to get them. I had ordered some trash bags that were the wrong size and they took those too.
This evening Kathy and I went to a dear friend’s house for dinner. They had invited another couple over too. What a delightful dinner it was. The food was delicious, the company delightful. I need to remember to make something like this happen more often.
No plans for tomorrow. There is always housecleaning that could be done if the mood strikes. Looks like it is going to be another hot one with temperatures well into the 90’s. Hard for me to find motivation to do anything when it is that hot outside.
Looking forward to a quiet week. I have to go to Topeka Wednesday but other than that have lots of empty space. Need to come up with a project to work on for my down time. I have a bit of paperwork things that need taken care of but none of those should take too much time.
My heart feels heavy tonight. Way too many people are living in fear in the USA. I can’t seem to wrap my head around it all. Hard for me to know what to do and what action to take. Today I needed to be a witness to the heartache that is happening. Wonder if everyone could find one family to reach out to and witness what they are experiencing. It might help change the energy of the country.
Grateful for the couple that came over today to share their story, grateful for the friends that had us over for dinner, and grateful for the basic goodness in humanity.