Into the Wild Blue Yonder

The smile on our faces doesn't even begin to show the fun we had on this trip. Before we went to Haiti we had a couple days in Florida. We drove through all the keys and ended up in Key West. On the way back to Ft. Lauderdale, we stopped on Marathon Island as we went by the airport and saw a bi-plane ride. Anyone who knows us, knows we had to do it. So we contacted the pilot and away we went. What a ride, we pulled negative g's, figure 8's and other acrobatics. We got to fly over 7 Mile bridge and had an absolute blast. We would recommend Capt. Paul's ride to anyone in the area. His website is http://www.conch-air.com/ it is well worth the time and money.

Waiting in Silence

If I had to pick a picture to rank as number two from our trip, this would be the one. We were at St. Joseph's and Peter was trying to get me to take a picture of Woodtrod playing soccer. Before I got focused in on Woodtrod, I saw this man in my view finder and quickly snapped his picture. He is a graduate of the St. Joseph's Family, but is deaf. Despite this, you can see a hint of a smile on his face, and everyday he comes to the gate looking for food. As I look at him, I know I will follow his lead. I will wait in silence hoping people will learn and things will change, all the time waiting for the hint of a smile showing things are improving. There are times in each of our lives where we wished silence was observed, but those hopes are dashed as people cannot seem to cooperate and work in harmony. We all feel the need to try to make others see our point of view no matter the cost. I remember the old saying, don't talk about the spec in your brother's eye while you don't see the plank in your own eye. May we all pay more attention to our own plank before looking at another person's spec.

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