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Journeys That Build Character

22/12/2016

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My family and I drove to Arizona for the holidays. We started on Friday, and I was shocked at how cold it was and how treacherous the roads were all the way through Amarillo, Texas. 

On the way, we saw numerous accidents, including a car that was flipped over and a semi truck that was completely smashed in the front.  Sometimes, my husband would tell my son, "Don't look!" but that is like inviting a kid to look, so he did.   We prayed every time we went past an accident. 

However, despite the treacherous conditions, I was glad that we met so many amazing people.  Before we came on this trip, I was worried that we would run into uber-racist Trump supporters, and that wasn’t the case.  In fact, met other Catholics along the way, and really enjoyed their company. 

This holiday season, I am making a concerted effort to reconnect with my family and the really be present to the people around me.  My sister has also been a great sport because she is driving me to Church every morning and that really matters to me. 

Well, that is all I have because my pamper master is coming up the stairs.

Today, my writing goal will be to reestablish a realistic writing schedule and to reimagine one for next semester.  My mornings are shot, so I have to schedule some time during the day.  I cannot get up at 5a.m. to write yet. 
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    MARIA J. ESTRADA is an English college professor of Composition, Literature, and her favorite, Creative Writing. She grew up in the desert outside of Yuma, Arizona in the real Barrio de Los Locos, a barrio comprised of new Mexican immigrants and first-generation Chicanos. Drawing from this setting and experiences, she writes like a loca every minute she can—all while magically balancing her work and family obligations. She lives in Chicago’s south side with her wonderfully supportive husband, two remarkable children, and a menagerie of animals.

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