Letter to a friend

Thanks!! That's helpful. My parents, particularly my Dad, are very conservative. I'm trying to do a better job at listening to his point of view other than judging it before he finishes a sentence (in my mind). If I can understand where he is coming from, some place deeper other than the Rush Limbaugh rhetoric, then I can find a place of common ground...I mean I think he wants similar things that I want in a government... but the flowering of those (maybe similar) desires looks completely different when put it into a philosophy. I just bought a book called "You don't have to be wrong for me to be right" written by a rabbi. It's focus is religious dialog but the praxis behind it can be applied to any seemingly conflictual viewpoints. In any case, my parents and Kelly and I have been hanging out a lot since we got here and we really love spending time with them... but if we can't talk about important things that are on all of our minds, then to whom can we speak about stuff? By the way, your daughter is also beautiful. I love the picts and videos of her. She and the Bear are at very fun ages right now, eh? he is finally walking (ahead of schedule for a baby with hypotonia) thanks to the rehab and home exercises. I really miss you guys. I miss the Caps a lot and the since of mission and living out one's vocation in their occupation. It's been hard to find a community here. Luckily we found a church (there are five within 10 miles of our house) closeby that seems to be very diverse and socially minded. My license just got approved, finally, after 5 months from IL to TX. I am hoping to see clients for about 10-15 hours/week at some point. I sent a resume and cover letter to a Catholic college here in town and also to the diocese of Dallas to counsel students and/or clergy/seminarians, esp Latinos. I do feel that I am liminal space or a threshold... it's a great place to be spiritually because it always leads to a new and deeper conversation, with time. But psychologically it's messy because there are a lot of questions and little clarity. I always feel this way, this holy restlessness, at the beginning of transition. I felt this way for the first 2 months in Nicaragua for example. In any case, please pray for me that I may have the eyes to see a path and an open heart to follow. I continue to pray for Cap Corps and your family. Love, D