Easter Sunday

It is Easter Sunday, 2008. The girls enjoyed their egg hunt, but it was a bit cold outside here in NW Arkansas. I can't wait for the warmer weather to return. We had some warm weather while in San Antonio last week, but it was still not the way I like it.



By the way, I played golf with Mike on Thursday. I pretty much played like I hadn't been on a course in a while (which is true!). I still had some good holes. We were in the flight path of Randolph AFB, so I got to see a lot of aircraft that day. I did have one very cool experience while in San Antonio that was not family related. Mike took me on base and he got me into a T-1 simulator. I flew a couple of sorties. I tried for a long time to hook up with a tanker in flight, but I was repeatedly over-correcting and had to come back in for another attempt. I got close on several attempts, but never really did the deed. I had mixed results on my landings. I did a lot of bouncing on my first landing but nailed the second. Granted, Mike was in the right seat and handled some of the things that I forgot, but I guess I did okay. I really wish I had learned to fly when I was younger. Now I have heart issues that preclude me from getting a pilot's license. No worries.



My brother lives in Virginia Beach, VA and sees navy aircraft all the time. I think that he enjoys living in a military town, even though he is not in the service himself. He sends me pictures of ships and aircraft often. Living here in NWA, we don't have a lot of big airshows nearby. I would travel a long way to get a chance to fly in a B-17. There are not many left in flying condition, let alone available for public flights. I greatly admire the crews of the bombers that flew in the Second World War. The Allies lost a lot of aircrews in the European and Pacific theaters, but most in the European Theater of Operations. Like anyone who was never actually there, I can only imagine the range of emotions that ran through the crew of a bomber on a combat mission. I think that I would have served honorably, but I also believe that I would have felt a lot of anxiety about the possibilities.



God bless you all today and always. On this day on which remember the risen Savior, let us also take a moment to remember those who fought and died for our country so that we might enjoy the freedoms they served to protect.