Carole Baskins Diary

1998-09-17 Carole Diary


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Today was my big day in court! 
Twenty one of my Guardian Angel properties were released from the Conservatorship.  The Stipulations entered into between the children and Anne McQueen and I were all ratified and the long and short of it was that the kids get to manage the PRSL Trust and I manage the GALTA Trusts and the Don Lewis accounts and only have to provide the quarterly accountings now to the Co-Conservator and the kids.  Anne McQueen gives back everything that wasn’t hers and I give her $65,000.00 including her Attorney’s fees.  Such a huge burden has been lifted from me.
 
This morning after talking with Richard Martin on his way to work at 6:00 am I thought back to the prayer I had prayed last month.  I was going forward to trial and was expecting the conflict of my life to try and protect the business I had worked so hard to nurture.  I was lonesome, frightened and absolutely exhausted.  I prayed that God would give me relief and comfort on my way home from church and that little voice said, “Pick up the paper. That will make you feel better.”
 
I doubted it would make me feel better, but I did want to research the ad section, so rather than argue, I picked up a copy.  Here it is Sunday, the day Don and I used to lay in bed and read the paper and really enjoy each other and I felt more lonesome than ever.  The little voice told me the Personals would comfort me and I argued that seeing how desperate and lonely everyone else is wouldn’t help me to feel better about myself.
 
The little voice was persistent and I finally gave in just to quiet the noise in my head, when Richard Martin’s ad jumped off the page at me.  That prayer was uttered on August 9 and on August 18 I first spoke to Richard Martin, and on August 28 Don’s kids and I settled our great battle and then on September 9 Anne McQueen and I settled our huge war and now, just 5 and ½ weeks later, I have been fully blessed with the relief and comfort I prayed for.  God is so good to me!  I think I’ll probably sleep for three days straight!
 
I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/
 
I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. 
 
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Carole Baskins DiaryBy Carole Baskin