May 6, 2010
We said our goodbyes to friends and family in Seattle and Gig Harbor, WA today after a four day weekend. Our time in Gig Harbor was a reunion of families, most of us still living in Chico, who have shared Sabbath Suppers” together every other Sunday for the past 14 years. Our time in Seattle was spent visiting family we haven’t seen in years- my sister and her husband, Betty and Howard as well as a niece and her husband, Mandy and Michael. It was a fabulous weekend with friends who seem like family and family who we discovered are still good friends.
We are on our way to Winnipeg where we will meet the Canadian MCC staff and learn more about the programs there. The departure from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Winnipeg was late due to the weather. There in Seat 5F, as we sat on the runway waiting for the clearance to go, I watched the raindrops collect, make rivulets and flow down the surface of the oval window. Once we were in the air, it became apparent why our departure was delayed. The plane jolted, dropped and rocked its way across the sky. It made me stop and wonder which was more dramatic, the turbulence over Minneapolis/St. Paul or the turbulence in my heart. The farewells begin.
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