After I drove my friend Ella to the post office today to pick up her mail from her P.O. Box, I took a few pictures of her latest patch quilts for her web page Ella’s Patch Quilts. Also Ella, famous for her homemade corn bread muffins, gave me some spicy homemade corn bread dressing, which I had for dinner tonight. With the patch quilts, memories of corn muffins and corn bread dressing, I felt some southern comfort on this wintery day in Wisconsin.
This small experience is a reminder of how with a few mementos, patch quilts and homemade stuffing, one can, by imagination, transfer oneself to any place.
Next week I am traveling on a G.A.T.E., Global Awareness Through Experience, trip to El Salvador to experience the culture and the people of this country. Memories of martyrs, Father Oscar Romero, Jesuits and their housekeeper and her daughter, the women religious and the many men, women and children who died during the long civil war flood my mind. This will be a larger experience than corn muffins and will give me a lot to ponder, write, reflect on and picture.
Experiences of life comes in all sizes, big and small. It is up to us to make the most of each experience.
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