Monday, May 14, 2012

What's Right With This Picture? - A Table of 8

I recently had the priviledge to visit a very special family in Lexington, KY for a very special occasion.  The night before the special occasion, 8 of us sat around a kitchen table for 2 hours laughing, telling tales, discussing world events - enjoying a memorable evening.  Sandra had planned a wonderful meal- baked cranberry chicken, baked rice, asparagus, and salad finished off with daughter Laura's apple, blueberry dump cake a la mode.  As I watched David, crying with laughter at the banter of his 2 daughters, Laura and Becca, I took a vivid mental picture of this Norman Rockwell experience.  How would our country be different if this picture of a family around the kitchen table was the norm?   The next day, Becca was one of 4 given the Distinguished Alumni Engineering Award by the University of KY.  She also received a plaque from the governor who bestowed her with the title "Kentucky Colonel."  What's right with this picture?