Today started at 3 a.m. with a crying, congested baby who had spit up in his bed, a 6:55 a.m. knock on the door from the guys here to install the new $4,000 furnace and a cat who decided to throw up his breakfast all over the dining room floor. Then I got to school, and was greeted by a student who brought me a flower, a long-stemmed, pink and white striped alstromeria, a little bit wilted and broken, but a precious gesture, nonetheless. I found time to have heartfelt conversations with several colleagues in the hallway, and ran into a friend at Starbucks and found a half an hour to sit and have a cup of coffee. Another day filled with life's ups and downs...another reminder of how blessed I am to be alive and breathing and to share the ups and downs doing the things I love with people I love.
Photo by Kim Wendel
2008
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