Day 41

Last night, I arrived at the home of Scott and Amy Day, and was welcomed by their three boys Owen, Will and Cooper. Cooper fell instantly in love with Chandler, and giggled each time she licked him. He took her leash and led her around the house and I knew where they were by the giggles. Will volunteered to give me a tour of their house, which included quite a collection of Lego creations! Unfortunately, the Day family was up and out before I awakened this morning, but Owen left me a message that touched me.

As I walked toward Redwood city, I came across these beauties – the buses reminded me of a family trip many, many years ago (we had a blue VW bus) where we went across the country sight seeing and visiting people along the way. The flowers in the center reminded me of my maternal grandmother, who had geraniums in pots in front of her home .

Later in in the day, I came across this young woman. Jada was eager to greet Chandler, and as she asked questions about Chandler’s “ride”, we began talking about the Walk for PEACE. Jada was interested in the Walk, and we sat and talked about how important it feels to be kind to one another – especially in this time when so much of what we see and hear is hurtful or negative. I asked Jada if she would like to draw a card from the 1conversation for Peace deck, and she quickly said she would. The question was “What is the most compassionate thing someone has done for you?” Jada said that her mother had dedicated her life to Jada and her sister, and that is was the most compassionate thing she’s ever experienced. Jada said she loves her mother and that her mom is stubborn, self sufficient and kind. She also said she thinks that her love of people comes from her mom. I was choked up by the time we finished our conversation. What a lovely young woman Jada is! We had fun taking a selfie, and actually ended up being a bit silly in the second shot.