Things.
So many things.
They distract.
"I have things to do," one often hears as an excuse to get together.
Father Anrew Greeley tells the story of the family who filled the van with things for the family vacation.
Sports toys, formal dining clothes and so much more were being packed into the SUV when mother handed the little baby in a car seat to one of the daughters who placed her near the van.
Quickly the van was filled leaving only room for the family.
After miles on the road, mom counted noses. The little one came up missing.
Recounting the arguments here is useless.
They turned back.
An empty car seat was seen just where it was left.
Teens next door emerged with the little girl.
"We thought we'd keep her until you came back," they shouted, as mom was about alert police.
The all climbed in once more.
The little girl kept smiling and fell asleep immediatley while the others were silent most of the way to the cottage.
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