1) I did quite a bit of almsgiving this week for Lent.
I made a donation of pet blankets I had sewn to UPAWS
which is our local pet rescue organization as well as a
monetary donation in the name of my sister in law and parents
who have passed.
I made a donation of clothes and other items to the
St. Vincent de Paul store as well as a grocery donation
to their food pantry.
I also donated books to my local library's used book sale.
(This was hard for me as I love my books and tend never
to let them go)
2) I cleaned and decluttered 3 closets.
3) Put post-it notes on a variety of items to remind me of the
Daylight Savings time change.
4) My youngest son and fiancee brought the new engagement
pictures for us to see. I will definitely need a large box of
tissues for the wedding seeing as how I teared up just looking
at the engagement pictures.
5) Made two apple pies for PI Day on Monday, 3/14. One for us
and one for the kids.
But with all the smiles this week, there also came tears.
Tears as I watched the story of the 11 year old Ukrainian boy
who traveled many miles to reach the border of Poland for safety.
His mother sent him alone so she could stay with her husband to
fight. He carried with him a plastic bag filled with a change of
clothes and some food, a passport and a phone number for relatives
written on his hand. I keep that image in my head whenever I
start to complain about life here in the USA.
Remember that for all the inconveniences we have, it could be so
much worse.
I am with you on tending not to let my books go. I did donate one book today and hopefully a few more will hit the donation bag over the month.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I had not heard about that 11 yr old Ukrainian child but it strikes a chord because my youngest is about that age and it would have crushed me to let my child go out into a warring world alone. It would do me well to remember this story whenever I start to think that life is difficult.
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