The Starfish Story

A man is walking along the ocean and sees a beach on which thousands and thousands of starfish have washed ashore. Further along he sees an old man, walking slowly and stooping often, picking up one starfish after another and tossing each one gently into the ocean. “Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?,” he asks. “Because the sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don’t throw them further in they will die.” “But, old man, don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it! You can’t possibly save them all, you can’t even save one-tenth of them. In fact, even if you work all day, your efforts won’t make any difference at all.” The old man listened calmly and then bent down to pick up another starfish and threw it into the sea. “It made a difference to that one.”

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Driving to the Airport

So it's 5AM and we are driving into the city. Toby is mad we woke him up so early and he is curled up on my lap. Mom is freaking out and Dani is singing. I am so excited but so sad to say goodbye. I will miss my home and my friends. But I am also so happy to see KK and Blessing and all the other kids. I can't wait to see my African family! I will post again when I get to Germany. :)

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