This year was the first year that I wasn’t able to attend music camp because I had a far greater event to attend! Our first grandchild was born in July to our son Ryan Heneise and his wife Bethany. It was a special joy for me to travel to Austin, Texas to see my 2 day old granddaughter, Selah Sofia Heneise and to help them with all the attendant chores and duties that follow the birth of a baby. I also had the extreme pleasure of meeting our first adopted granddaughter, Emma. Ryan and Bethany have adopted Emma, who is now one year old. We are praising God for these two granddaughters! All together, these two little girls make for a very busy and noisy household! Though Ryan and Bethany are in Texas now, they have a special place for Haiti in their hearts. It is such a compelling place; the people, the countryside, the extreme poverty and the paradoxical optimism in spite of their poverty. Once you have witnessed these things, it is impossible to forget and return to normal American life. Each of us hopes to make a difference in someone’s life.