Blue and Red

(Community Matters)
Deep in the heart of another red state. The invites for my in-law’s 50th anniversary include my name along their son’s just as our sister-in-law’s is included as a host along side her husband’s. And even though probably more than half the attendees at today’s celebration held at the museum are fundamentalist, conservative Christians who probably question our president’s nationality & religuous affiliation, I couldn’t be an iota more graciously accepted as a legitimate member of this family, as the spouse of the prodigal nephew, cousin, son of the governor’s cabinet member. If we insisted on a legal term, the discussion wouldn’t go well. But, it otherwise goes extraordinarily well. And, though there might have been a few years of growing pains, I couldn’t be any more proud & honored to be a family member. Happy 50th Anniversary Carol & Phillip Tomlinson. Posted from my blackberry. .