Today was the first day that we encountered any rain since the GASST began. It did not matter. We started with a remarkable, moving and compelling visit to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial and Museum. On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh left a Ryder truck filled with 4,000 pounds of explosives in front of the Murrah Federal Building. At 9:02 am it exploded. When all was said and done, 168 innocent people (including 19 very young children) were murdered in an act of terrorism perpetrated by an American on Americans. When in Oklahoma City a trip to this Memorial is a must. We walked through the exhibits for two and a half hours and I left feeling emotionally drained, yet enlightened. The world changed that day for hundreds of thousands and was a forerunner to 9/11 when the world changed...period. The reflecting pool at the Memorial is "bookended" by two large archways. One with the time 9:01 and the other 9:03. 9:01 - the last minute of innocence. 9:03 - the first minute of healing.
After that we had Easter dinner with new friends: Abby and Wayne Boatman, their son Andy (the glassblower from Blue Sage Studios), his girlfriend, Mara, their niece, Maggie Darcey and her daughter, Sylvia and Bill Cullen, a family friend.
Tomorrow it's teaching the second and third graders at Heritage Hall about the power they have to help improve their environment. And remember: Everyone makes a difference...Make yours a positive one!
It was a pleasure having you guys.
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