Zac Made It.

Congratulations to Zac Sunderland, the 17 year old who sailed solo around the world. What a feat.
I am in awe. I wish I'd planned my day better to go see him arrive at Marina Del Rey. I heard sound bites of his mom, and she sounds young, enthusiastic and faithful. She said she and her husband prayed for Zac to find his passion. Her prayers were answered.
I don't have the kind of strength that it would take be ok in my head and heart for my son to take such an adventurous and dangerous trip. I feel really brave that he is half the state away. I could take a lesson from Mrs. Sunderland.
I felt offended this morning when my favorite radio talk show host said "am I the only one not interested in this?" He continued, "he should be in school." Of course, this talk show host makes a living offending people, why should I be immune? But my response to him would be, "yeah, he could be so proud to be in school now and pass an 8th grade math test just so he can "exit" high school with a diploma. Yeah, he should be here partying and experimenting with drugs and alcohol instead of braving the oceans of the world and pushing his stamina and problem solving skills to the extreme edge. He should be in school turning in terms papers that he'll never even remember he wrote instead of being welcomed in foreign countries where the cultures are so different than ours that it opens his eyes to the vast opportunities in the United States.
God Bless You, Zac. You attained your lofty, amazingly physical, brilliantly skilled goal! Amen.