On My Mind

Today I mailed a package to Shannon. She is in a halfway house in Atlanta. I went to church with her when we were children. We took very different paths in life. She has been in jail in south Georgia for forgery and is now in a halfway house. We've been writing letters back and forth for a couple of months. Her mom mentioned in church that Shannon was in jail so I got her address and began writing her. Shannon's mom is raising her two kids for her. She needed some personal items for her stay in the halfway house. They will not let her go shopping unless family comes to get her. Shannon's mom will not go to Atlanta for this...which I don't blame her at all. Shannon also said it is very difficult to get her mom to send her anything. I can completely understand that. I'm sure that if I had a jailbird daughter whose kids I was raising I'd be a little less than anxious to run out and spend money on her and then get to the post office to mail them. So what's on my mind are the items that Shannon asked for. I mailed everything she requested with the exception of the number of metered envelopes. It all added up to quite a bit. That however isn't what's on my mind. Amoung the items requested were an umbrella, a house coat, a clear purse, cigaretts, a six pack of 20 oz. Pepsi's, and 25 metered envelopes. These items don't seem extremely necessary so as to request that they be shipped to you. And why 25 metered envelopes? Those suckers are .45 cents each. I only sent 10. I am worried about how strict they are at the facility she is in. I know they put certain things on a list that must be approved and then you must send in only what is on the list. I sent a little less. It's on my mind....I'm hoping that what I've sent will be adequate. Guess she'll let me know or the facility will return my package. That would make me MAD. I hope that Shannon will get everything. I pray for her. She has been in and out of jail several times. Leaning on God is the only way to walk a straight path.