Just a few weeks ago, Don Kerns and I took our “annual road
trip”. Actually, it’s only the second year we have done this, but just adding
the word “annual” allows me to fantasize a bit and anticipate the possibility
that we might actually be able to keep it going in the years ahead. We have all
been blessed by friendships and relationships that come our way, and if you are
like me, you yearn to stay connected but at the same time find it increasingly
difficult to do so. For a few weeks before our trip we talked about what we
wanted to do and where we wanted to go. Our goals were simple. We wanted to
spend time together and we wanted to visit friends. This year our primary
destination was
Ribbes. We were quite concerned with how they were holding up and surviving
life in the urban environment and needed to see for ourselves. It was a gift to
see them, to be in their temporary home, to walk a couple of blocks to pick the
kids up from school and to have so many options when trying to decide where to
go for dinner.
their 2 girls in
old friend of Don’s) in
McCaffrey’s near the
was full of God’s grace. Staying connected is inferred all throughout the
Gospel message. Sometimes it’s easy but it can also take time and effort. As we
approach Christmas and remember again the gift God gave us by sending his son,
it is a great time for all of us to reach out and to give the gift of staying
connected.