MISSIONS AND MEMORIES (San Antonio, Texas) January 6 - 20, 2017

After spending several days in Indiana tending to Sherry's mom and visiting family we again packed it up, grabbed a couple of flights and ended up in San Antonio, Texas.  We had been there before so we knew that from the airport one could take the public bus (#3) and for about $1.50 a piece get to our resort downtown on the River Walk. While waiting in the airport in Atlanta I got a message from a High School classmate that I hadn't seen in 50 years.  We had connected recently on facebook and he now lived in San Antonio.  He was offering a ride from the airport and dinner with him and his wife.  After not a little discussion and with some fear of the unknown, we said: "yes"!

Eric had retired from the Air Force as a chaplain and was now an Episcopal Priest.  Dinner that night on the River Walk was awesome and led later to an entire day together exploring the Missions of San Antonio with his family before ending with, for Sherry and me, the new experience of a Korean dinner.

During our stay in San Antonio our two weeks were spent at the Wyndham Riverside Suites.  This was a beautifully remodeled hotel built in 1925 right above the River Walk.  It was a great blend of the old and new; a blend of character and convenience.  Our days were spent with lots of meandering down the river and lots of delicious Mexican food; made the two weeks memorable.

REFLECTIONS

Sometimes life changes on the spot and we are asked to go a direction that we had not originally intended.  Plans are set aside and, with some reservations, we head down a road unintended.  Many times it is those unscripted changes that bring us the biggest blessings.  Other times it is the fear of the unknown that robs us of the trips to beautiful Spanish Missions and tasty Korean food that we could have enjoyed.

One more thing: we, like the hotel where we stayed, are all a blend of the old and the new.  It is the "old", the past, the history that makes us who we are; that gives us character.  It is the remodeled us, the new us, the us we are now; that gives us freshness and verisimilitude. We are admired for who we are and are given value for whom we are becoming.

Be blessed each day and look forward for the best is yet to come.