Well, I donated some clothes last week to the Hurricane victims. For some reason I forgot to toss in several pairs of shoes which I set aside. Today, when I dropped them at Seaside's drop off point, I asked if they were still taking shoes. A lady in the shop looked up with a hopeful expression. I walked back to the car and returned with my arms filled with shoes. When I re-entered, the lady says, "Big shoes?" Her teenage boy was standing beside her, and when I told her the shoe size, I thought both she and he were going to break down and cry. I laid them out for him. The lady said that they had been searching for several days for shoes for the kid, and that they were going to Destin tomorrow to buy some. All I dropped off were some shoes, but for people who have lost everything, something so trivial to us, means so much to them. I had to get out of the store, and I shortly began to shed some tears for those folks. I guess there was a good reason that I did not drop off the shoes the other day.
People, let me tell you that many people still need some basic things, like useful clothing. When you are going through your closets, don't just get the old stuff. Include some items that you adore. The recipients will adore them even more.
Not too late to give.
