Flat to Grand Island

Ah, today was great with the 50 or so FLAT miles to Grand Island. Chad Coltrane, CEO of Push rode with us today and will spend some time in Grand Island with us the next two days. It was fun having him along the ride. When we arrived at the Holiday Inn we were greeted by about 30 people, some media, and Arby's roast beef sandwiches. In the afternoon Woody and I watched a sermon from his home church in Colorado. It was kinda nice considering that we havn't been to any sort of church activity for over a month. For the evening we went to a lady named Tammy's house. Tammy is one of the "Grand Island Ladies", a group of three women who have all had children with disabilities and have also adopted many children with disabilities to make their lives as normal as possible. These three women have also been HUGE supporters of Journey of Hope and are the ones who make the two day stop in Grand Island a success. At Tammy's house we just hung out and relaxed for the evening after eating a delicious steak, potatoes, and corn dinner. It was nice getting to know the Grand Island Ladies, Tammy, Sue, and Andrea. I got to talk to Tammy the most and learned about her late daughter Katie and how much of an impact her short time on earth had on those around her, it was a pretty touching story. After the time at her house, the team headed to Island Oasis water park for a fun time with a bunch of kids who came to hang out with us. We spent some time on the big drop off slides but had the most fun goofing around on the lazy river ride. Altogether, the day was a fun time and everyone is looking forward to the day off tomorrow.