I'm always a bit nervous when I buy airline tickets, especially when it involves a public transit system on either end. (I'm staying with a friend the night before I leave and leaving my car at her house.) Still, it is a relief to have those tickets bought to go see my sister in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the end of the month. I always like to see a bit of a place if I'm flying there so I've planned some extra time in my itinerary. Milwaukee, as it turns out, has no hostels, so I looked up the local Quaker meeting and called the clerk. She called me back this morning with the names of two nice people who are willing to host me for two nights. I spoke with them tonight and am looking forward to meeting them in person. They have invited me to their meeting of course but I want to spend as much time with my sister as I can while I am there. Though she has been in Texas and Wisconsin for six years, I have never visited her. I am looking forward to changing that and to seeing the place she calls home. It will be a lot of fun to see her as the adult she is in her context. After talking with someone on facebook, I was reminded all over again how important it is to put our relationships with God and each other first. When everything else fades away, the love we have shared will be what is left in the light. I can't get so busy that I forget about my sister. If I do that, what is all that busy stuff for anyway if I forget the important things, the things that matter? We need to put love first. I need to put love first.
365-09 #134Labels: 365-09 Challenge