Keep Things Spinning

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Spinning is the best way to maintain balance and direction. And having balance and direction is always the best way to be fair. But as a gyroscope or toy top's spin slows, so it begins to wobble and lose direction.

So it goes when you have only 3 full days to visit everyone that you would like to, without offending those that don't get the pleasure of your presence. I think you've all been there a time or two and know what I mean.

Our primary reason for the trip was to meet our new grand daughter, so everything else was scheduled around that. Even that didn't go so well. At only three weeks old, she was crying while anticipating our arrival, and cried when we had to leave each day. But what a joy she was when we were there. So beautiful and innocent. Truly an example of God's love.

Now, we had the wheeled manor filled with the 5 critters, and the grand daughter demanding that we stay in her neighborhood. But, at the same time, the mother-in-law insisting we travel another hour to stay with her. Nana won and that we did. The manor was parked and plugged in at the storage area, while we slept on the floor at her house. Pleased her, but rough on my back.

Time never slowed, but our spin did as we tried to visit as many as possible. A few hours with my sister in laws, then 20 minutes with an old neighbor, and an hour or so with a good friend. With every visit the spin slowed as no one could understand the reason for such short visits. I felt the wobble setting in.

No time to visit my daughter 60 miles north. No time for my sista and her daughters only a few miles off the path on the way home. Never a time left for an afternoon nap, dinner out, or shopping. Not even time to make a good look for a hero. It's likely that we hurt more people with no visits, or short visits, than we pleased with our presence. To those that I hurt, I know that you won't understand, but I ask for your forgiveness.

It was a wonderful time, though way too short. So, as the wobble set deeper, but before we capsized, we headed home to the safety of the Thought Dock.
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