Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2007 on our deck. We were all eating outside together, and clearly Peter wanted to capture this happy moment. I am thankful we took so many pictures, not just on special occasions. Because in reality, the pictures are all we have left to help keep Mattie's memory alive.
Quote of the day: Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow. ~ John Wayne
Today's posting will be short because I am not feeling well. The update on Peter is he has finished his work in Bangladesh and will be boarding a plane shortly to head to Qatar (a 5 and half hour flight), and once in Qatar will taking another 5 hour flight to get to his final destination, Kenya. Peter will be in Kenya for a week. His trip to Bangladesh was a positive cultural experience. On his last day of work, he received all sorts of gifts and kindness. Frankly, as I observe how developing nations do business, it seems to me that we have lost a very important factor in our American work culture. The human factor!
As I picked up the Washington Post this morning and saw the picture of devastation in Alabama on the front cover, I immediately went to the computer to email my friend and colleague, Lisa, who lives in Tuscaloosa. Thankfully she is okay, but is surrounded by devastation. It is hard to believe that as one area suffers, the media is focused on a royal wedding in another part of the world. I am the first person to appreciate tradition, but based on my own feelings today, there was no way I was tuning into this wedding. Despite not tuning into the wedding, it was all over TV and the radio. You couldn't avoid it. Many of the comments I was hearing had to do with how the wedding was making others feel.... romantic, sentimental, energized. What a commentary that we need the media to hype up a wedding in order for us to feel these emotions within ourselves.
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