Rachel X's Secret Diary

 I shared this on my Facebook page and thought I'd share it here. Tonight, we went out to eat at Cracker Barrel. As we were almost finished, we noticed an elderly woman sitting all alone, drinking a milk and waiting for her meal. A million thoughts went through my mind. She looked so very lonely…Is she widowed? Where is her family? Why is she at a restaurant at almost 8 p.m. (which is stereotypically like midnight in old people time). Also seated next to us were three big, burly, middle-aged, blue collar, hardworking, hungry men. I asked Tom if we should buy her dinner or if we should go sit with her...then one of our boys did/said something which momentarily distracted us but when we looked back up, these big burly guys were moving the frail elderly woman to their table. We continued to watch them interact. The woman was smiling from ear to ear, her face all lit up and she was just a-talking like she hadn’t talked to another human in a very long time. I seriously was choked up, as...

I've been up since 2:30-3 AM this morning. I had upset stomach and heartburn real bad. I'm not having to take pepcid every day anymore but enough so I avoid foods that cause it but I have no idea what caused it early this morning. I had tuna yesterday and peanut butter crackers, applesauce and half a banana nut muffin last night. Sometimes peanut butter bothers me. My stomach has been bothering me a little bit today. I stopped at this tiny library to make a couple of posts because I haven't in such a long time. The full post is here:  https://rachelholbertjonespage.wordpress.com/2024/12/16/13-months-into-homelessness-in-wnc-currently-in-georgiarachel-holbert-jones/ #lookoutmountain #tennessee #georgia Until next time……..My story-page……..A Brand New Update:  Rehabbing Malachi’s boat on Lake Keowee did not come to fruition. Now I’m headed to Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. It sits on the border with its sister city in Georgia. I plan to rehab another three houses. I just got fin...