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today, i spent the day doing one of my favorite things. no surprise the location…the beach.
jena and antonia had never been to huntington beach; betsy had not been to the beach since moving to pasadena in the fall. felt it my duty to acquaint them with the beaches of orange county.
little napping.
little snacking.
little reading.
little getting into the water.
little getting tanned.
little getting burned.
little putting on sunscreen.
little noticing what was going on around us.
little talking.
little watching the attempts at surfing…both on land and in the ocean.
little people watching.
little enjoying the creation.
little communing with god.
little vacation…following my vacation.
yesterday morning, i finished my run through a nice neighborhood in montgomery (one in which i used to live nearby and would run similarly), got in my car (well, grandma’s car i was borrowing), and drove to alisa’s house. she was going with me to run some last minute errands before i had to head to birmingham to catch my flight. as i pulled into her neighborhood, i noticed a police car in the entrance to her neighborhood (this neighborhood that lies just across taylor road from the one in which i had been running). there were 3 policemen (one that had COPS montgomery on the back of his shirt) and another man standing around the front of the police car. it seemed they were all talking, smiling, and maybe even laughing. common enough scene…except the man who was not robed in police attire was standing facing the police car with his hands on the hood of the car. looks like a suspect to me, i thought to myself.
i picked up alisa and we made our way out of her neighborhood. that police car was just as i had seen it moments earlier. as i started to explain the scene to alisa, i noticed one of the policemen was putting handcuffs on the man with his hands on the hood of the car.
interesting…seems like this man was on the run. not sure where, not sure from whom.
but he had been caught here in the entrance to alisa’s nice neighboorhood…the one only 30 yards away from where i had just run.
he was on the run; i was on a run…and maybe, just maybe, only 30 yards separated us on our journey.
i was fortunate to spend 24 hours with my dear friend, shawna–a friend that i have known the past 12 year–with her husband and son at their home in colomokee, georgia. she always describes it as being in the middle of nowhere…and now i can visualize what she means, i can identify with her life, i can understand her schedule. for at least a day, i have walked alongside my friend for who for 4 to 5 years i had done so while in college and the year following. and just a few days ago, i had the opportunity yet again.
it was time spent with a friend who knows me well, who has walked life beside me through such times of growth.
it was time spent with one who always is an encouragement, inspiration, and refreshment.
it was time i will cherish until the next time we are together.
one thing mom wanted me to do while i was home was to help her pick out some new frames for her glasses.
after trips to 3 or 4 different stores that sell eye glasses, countless frames tried on, numerous pics to capture the moment,
i declare mission accomplished.
one reason i went home to ‘bama was for mama dot’s birthday…her 90th birthday.
it was a weekend full of parties and being with family.
fun times being with those who are not always in near proximity to one another, catching up on life, and making new memories together.
