It's Been a Great Week

What an absolutely beautiful day! Not a cloud in the sky and the temperature had to be in the upper 70's. I took a drive to London to do some shopping this morning. Drive into McKee and at the stoplight take a right onto 290. This takes me all along the hills and mountains and it was so gorgeous. Then 30 takes me all the way into London. It's a nice little town but a little too busy for me.

My week started out with 12 boxes of clothing, blankets, afghans and school supplies arriving at the office in Manchester! God Bless St. Paul's confirmation class that put in all the hard work and their time to bring these supplies to the families in Appalachia! I had a woman in my office whose husband's unemployment had run out and they had nothing in the house. Her daughter's birthday is coming up and I was able to give her a little shirt with sparkles on it for the present. She gave me a big hug and thanked me, because she had no money to get her daughter a gift this time. Moments like these are made possible because of the wonderful support I have received from not only the confirmation class but others who have opened their hearts to the people in Kentucky. Thank you all.

I had a busy week. I started out by driving to Corbin to Operation Sharing where they store wonderboard. Wonderboard is used for underpinning on trailers and also for floors in bathrooms or walls around heaters. Each sheet weights about 50 pounds and I loaded 60 sheets with two other women I live with. On the way back to the office I stopped at a participant's home and we unloaded 15 sheets for him to use on his trailer. This will hopefully stop the wind from blowing through and perhaps keep the heating bills down this winter. Very nice man and he was very thankful for the help. Wonderboard is donated by a company so we are able to give the sheets out for no charge. Otherwise, when we help supply people with home repair items we work with them to make sure half the cost is paid back to CAP. It's a great way to work together with a family to help them reach their goals. I had another delivery to make at the end of the week. It was pretty near to the end of a holler, so that was a beautiful drive!

My brother Steve turns 60 on November 10th and I would like to wish him a very Happy Birthday!!!! I believe the family is getting together to celebrate with him but of course I will not be there. Hope you all have a great day and toss one back for me too!

Tonight I am going to watch the movie called "Maetwon" which is about the Blair Mountain miners and strikers. I just finished reading Storming Heaven which is the book on the same story. It was a great read and I look forward to seeing this movie. If you are not familiar with the story it takes place in the early 1900's in Justice County in West Virginia. The book references a lot of the places I have been to around here so that made it that much more real for me. The book explains how the miners are attempting to unionize and the battles that prevailed between the "rednecks" and the mining company owners. There is so much to learn about this area and I have been enjoying all the extra reading I have been doing and just being able to talk with people from the area has been a great learning experience.

Hope you are all having a great weekend. Until next time.......
God Bless