Passport

Dec 1, 2011 by

It began last night . . . my passport troubles.  First?  The good news.  I need a new passport.  My current one is expiring and with plans to do some sunning and funning in Mexico with friends soon, I need to renew it.  So, last night I walked through the chill of the Seattle evening to Rite Aid where I had my photo taken.  Presto.  No big deal. “Did you get your picture done?” Marc asked when he arrived home. “Yep!” I said, pulling them out of the bag.  “It only cost $8.” “They didn’t cut it?” “Huh?  Uh, no.” “For $8?  You should have come up to my job.  It was a dollar . . . and precut.” “It’s not a big deal .  . .  that extra $7 would have been gas...

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Orchestra Level

Nov 20, 2011 by

Yesterday, I went to the Majestic Theatre in Dallas with my parents and aunt to see a play.  Earlier that morning, guided by the instructions of my father, I purchased the closest seats available; orchestra level.  As we drove to the theatre my father mused, “Baby Gal, we used to go to this theatre when we were in high school.” “Yeah?” “Mmm hmm.  And, we used to have to sit in the balcony.” Damn. I imagined my mother and father, teens and with lives sprawled before them, as the dignified people they are today, relegated to “the balcony”.  Anger first, then amazement. In their lifetimes they’ve had front row seats watching the winds of change blow through this country.  They’ve marveled the inventions of technology that no longer stays leashed to a wall by...

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I Live You

Nov 18, 2011 by

I often find myself correcting text messages to Marc and my children as I tap out my closing.  Instead of reading “I love you” I discover what I’ve actually written is “I live you.”  The more I think about it, the more it feels like the same thing. Perhaps the most beloved verse in all of Biblical scripture is John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”   Something about the manner in which God loves his children compels him to, well, give. Love + Give = Life according to John. Whatever you believe about Jesus, the one John says God gave, certainly his life was one most agree was dictated by love.  His actions...

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Counted Among Them

Nov 14, 2011 by

Today I took to the streets downtown to gather some last minute needs before traveling tomorrow.  However, instead of hopping in my car to go to my favorite grocery store, I decided to walk to a new one just a few blocks from our home to check it out.  I left our condo pretty disheveled, which means with no make up on, and blustering with my empty, reusable grocery bags waving all around me in today’s wind.  I grabbed a few of the things I needed, but left others, deciding that those items could be found cheaper at the local Bed, Bath and Beyond. So, with a couple half-full bags, I walked a few more blocks to purchase cheaper paper towels and body lotion.  On the way home, I realized I also needed to...

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