Drive All Night

"Focus in every word, change my path, 
Maybe I could leave a mark,
Try and prove the poets wrong
There must be time, 
Maybe we could be the song to march us on
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I ain't lookin for a free ride home, back to the middle,
I need a new locale, I need a girl that calls me baby, I need to know if she can save me.
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I need somewhere I can drive all night, out into the darkness,
Follow the headlights down, I need to know where they can take me,
I've gottta know if they can save me."
- [Drive All Night, NeedtoBreathe]

"I Will Wait"

Amanda, this is for you.
I love this.
I am inspired by it.
I pray the message over you.
It has inspired many of my friends.
Thank you!

Empanadas

I went to Target to get folders for my students earlier today, and I stopped at Julia's Empanadas for some dinner before I drove home.  I bought two empanadas - one with turkey and one with spinach.  On my walk back to the car, I ate the one with the turkey.  My thought was to save the one with the spinach for later tonight.  At a stop light near Target, I saw a woman stumbling along the side walk, carrying a grocery cart full of things.  Things like blankets, clothes, miscellaneous items, cartons, jugs, trinkets, etc.  When her eyes met mine, I decided to roll down the window and see what she had to offer - two blue Bic pens for $3.  Rather than shuffle through my purse for a few bucks, I decided that I this woman was probably in greater need of my empanada than I was, so I offered her the other half of my dinner.  The woman mumbled something in Spanish, and then said, "I don't need no shit food," and walked away.

?

Ok, then. I guess I made the right decision in choosing not to give her money. If she doesn't need the money for food, she probably 'needs' it for something less essential.

Besides, I happen to think those empanadas are quite tasty. ;-)