He's off!

We took Tim to the airport this morning, and enjoyed some time as a family before leaving him there. We arrived early due to concern over the American Airlines situation, and Tim obtained his boarding pass in record time, leaving us with 2 1/2 hours to burn before his flight. So, we jumped back in the car and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast together at Mama's cafe. We haven't eaten there since the day after we married, before we boarded a plane for Mexico for our honeymoon! Of course, this trip to Mama's wasn't just the 2 of us, but included 4 more people -- HG, Stephen, Ruthie and Samuel! (Naturally, the girls thought this story romantic; the boys thought it was gross.) After breakfast and hugs all around, we left Tim again at the airport and headed home. It hit me sort of hard when we drove into the neighborhood - I wouldn't see Tim for at least 10 days. Wow. Then, a minute later, we were driving into our driveway and we saw his truck. I forgot he was gone for a moment and thought, "Oh good, Tim's home from work." Then, .... "No, he's not - we just left him at the airport!"

Well, we'll miss him.

The news in Haiti doesn't seem to be much better. In fact, the state department is asking all Americans there to leave if they can, and is prohibiting any government officials from going there. Hmmmm. I read that the price of a cup of rice has tripled in the past 3 days. It must be awful to be so hungry and not be able to get food anywhere. Gas was $8 a gallon, US dollars, yesterday. The average Haitian who works only makes $1-2 per day, and 80% or more are unemployed. Can you imagine?

I'll be keeping y'all posted as soon as I hear news about his arrival. Please be praying for Tim and his team, as well as for the hungry, angry people in Haiti.

Goodnight!