2 pigs, me and the Milky Way...

We were in a camera shop before we left for Haiti and there was this really cool poster on the wall. It was a night shot from space looking down on the U.S. and surrounding areas to see the lights. You could easily see the major locations like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and others. Everywhere there were a lot of people there were a lot of lights. It included the Caribbean. We immediately checked Haiti. What we found was not a single blip of light anywhere near where we were going. We were prepared for this, but it did not bode well.

Troy studied the poster and said "Just think about how awesome the stars are going to look, there is no light pollution." I laughed because that is Troy in a nut shell. I am looking at an entire country sitting in the dark, and Troy instantly finds the upside. You gotta love him. You just do. So here it is. This is the view from the back yard. We really do need to get Judy a telescope, but this is good for just looking up.

So what's with the title of this particular blog entry. It's what Troy said when we were out there staring at this amazing sky. There are two pigs that live next door. They sleep right beside the block wall that separates the neighbors yard from ours. They were making all kinds of noise. I assume it was because they heard us. Then again maybe they were just agreeing with us. It was a beautiful sky, even a pig could appreciate that.

Just a quick note from Haiti...

I know I have a lot of work to do to catch everyone up on Haiti, but I just had to share this.

I was minding my own business doing my thing when the electricity went out. It was already about 6:30 in the evening so it was dark. All three of us eventually made our way in the dark to the front porch. It is the coolest place to be under those circumstances. Troy assured us, as he always does, that it will be right back on. Sometimes it goes on for hours or even through the night, but most of the time he's right.

Tonight we only had to wait about fifteen minutes. That was pretty great considering that we were all quickly covered with a full layer of sweat in no time at all. As we sat talking on the porch, waiting to see what kind of night we were in for we were all very optimistic. We've all been through the warm nights without fans and we know we'll survive.

What happened was worth sitting down and sharing. The fifteen minutes or so passed and then on it came. When it does, all the children in the neighborhood scream out a collective yeah!!!!! It is such an awesome sound. You have to be in a place like this to experience the utter joy that can come from things that we usually take for granted. It happens every time, and I just realized that I don't want to take that for granted.

Take a minute, look around you, think about all that you have and the ones that you love. If your honest with yourself you will probably admit that you are taking something or maybe even someone for granted. Don't make that mistake. Appreciate the good things in your life because I guarantee you that people who have little or nothing don't find that difficult to do.

There is wisdom in thankfulness. It helps your perspective, and I promise it will put a smile on your face. Don't allow what you don't have to ruin what you do have and yours will be a heart that says Yeah!!!!!.