Unexpected
Trip
So
five days before my son and daughter
are
supposed to leave for England, my son’s
passport
goes missing. We turn the house upside-
down,
retrace his steps, pray, but nothing.
Maybe
he left it at my daughter’s house.
While
my son keeps his eye appointment,
my
daughter and I drive seven hours to Phoenix.
No
passport, but in the mailbox is a large check
she
didn’t expect. So on the drive back,
after
Flagstaff, the wind blows the thick red dust
and
we feel like we’re on Mars. So nice to
see
something different. Then before Kayenta,
the
double rainbow appears, brighter and clearer
than
we’ve ever seen. The last two hours
we
watch a lightning storm as thrilling as fireworks,
without
the colors. So our unexpected trip
was a dry run, but full of surprises worth our
while.
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