We just returned from Mazatlan. On a tip from Dennis y Diann it was the destination for this year's holiday vacation. I'm not ready to place it at the top of the list for south-of-the-border destinations, but a nice break was had by all. The weather was warm, people sweet, and the food was always full of rich flavors and twists in the tummy. Memphis loved it all.
Yet unlike Central Mexico last year, Mazatlan didn't have the full expression of Navidad taking over the daily rituals leading up to December 25. The beach and general resort attitude were dominant for this sleepy fishing town turned tourist oasis.
I would rather spend Navidad in the Mexican interior OR home with the family; which is why we flew home on the eve of, December 24. Now we're back in the northwest, staying warm with the love from sharing little treasures. Thank you Rhonda for the tree. Thank you Ethan for the ride home from the airport. Thank you Deborah and Memphis for another great vacation.
We tried to call Chula for her birthday, but AT&T wireless couldn't seem to connect calls to the USA. Feliz Cumpleanos Senora Martinez!
Friday, December 24, 2004
Monday, December 06, 2004
Can U keep a secret?
It might have been a former carpool buddy who introduced the idea of giving a train set to a little girl... and the idea stuck. But before we go down the road on why girls shouldn't get boy toys, let's talk about giving for a moment.
I will be the first [always] to need more work in this area of our lives. Giving is hard, not because we don't want to give, it's usually the case that we're afraid to give. Giving means you have to accept thanks from the recipient, you have to believe [even a tiny bit] that the person deserved to receive something from you. Giving is like the last frontier for a society [USA] full of individual emphasis, built on the backs of societies which understood the giving to them from all of creation.
This year we started to burn more fires in the fireplace, as a way to save a few pennies due to less than cheap oil prices. In a perfect demonstration of partnership, Deborah unloaded a half cord of wood into our meager little wood shed, during a rain storm, in the dark while I sat inside nursing a cold. It's that giving thing. Sometimes I forget to wrap my gifts, but they're always sincere - or I just don't give [kind of learned that from Chula].
So what do we all want to give this year, as part of a season full of generous spirit? My list is short but hopeful:
I will be the first [always] to need more work in this area of our lives. Giving is hard, not because we don't want to give, it's usually the case that we're afraid to give. Giving means you have to accept thanks from the recipient, you have to believe [even a tiny bit] that the person deserved to receive something from you. Giving is like the last frontier for a society [USA] full of individual emphasis, built on the backs of societies which understood the giving to them from all of creation.
This year we started to burn more fires in the fireplace, as a way to save a few pennies due to less than cheap oil prices. In a perfect demonstration of partnership, Deborah unloaded a half cord of wood into our meager little wood shed, during a rain storm, in the dark while I sat inside nursing a cold. It's that giving thing. Sometimes I forget to wrap my gifts, but they're always sincere - or I just don't give [kind of learned that from Chula].
So what do we all want to give this year, as part of a season full of generous spirit? My list is short but hopeful:
- Constant trust and devotion amongst the greater family; where we communicate openly, respectfully and frequently for the greater good of each generation
- Always serve the best interests of our children and our elders, our family is blessed with a rich mix of both
- Build a prosperous future we can all be grateful for; sharing as a community in a public expression of love - no games or secrets, there's enough to go around
Now back to that train set.
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