As of late, we have been enjoying our Sunday evening services at church. (This is Jay, by the way.) So, this Sunday evening we came home from church. Amy put Olivia in bed, and I whipped up some dinner for Isaac. (Josiah had already eaten before church). Anyway, the boys and I were enjoying some nice 'man' conversation. You know the sort: "Dad, where does chocolate milk come from? Does God sleep? What does Jesus' hypostatic union with mankind imply for our daily living?" As we waxed eloquently a knock came at our kitchen window - whoo - it was kind of scary. I opened the blinds, and we discovered our neighbor Stephanie shouting that the Space Shuttle just launched. Wow - we were excited. So, the boys and I ran outside, and as we did so, I yelled at Amy (who was busy putting Olivia to sleep) that the space shuttle had been launched. The boys and I watched the shuttle streak across the beautiful evening sky. It was amazing! After watching for a few seconds, we noticed the fuel tanks being separated from the main part of the craft. Unbelievable. This whole time I'm wondering if Amy was going to come out and take a picture of this thing. Josiah even went back in and yelled at mom, "the space shuttle, mom! The space shuttle!"
A few minutes later, Amy came down stairs and said what's going on? We told her about the space shuttle that had by now disappeared into the earth's stratosphere and beyond. She was a little disappointed because she heard Josiah shouting but thought he said, "I found a sea shell!" :)
Here is a picture of the smoke trail left by the shuttle taken about five minutes after the shuttle passed by.
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