Oklahoma City National Memorial
honoring those who were killed on April 19, 1995
honoring those who were killed on April 19, 1995
Trey and David looking at the chairs the represent the 186 innocent lives lost by a senseless act of domestic terrorism
Quick Summary of our day
Miles traveled: approx. 650 miles
Places visited: Little Rock, AR; Oklahoma City, OK and the national memorial for the bombing on April 19, 1995; Amarillo, TX
We had a good day traveling today - we got off to a late morning start and drove late into the night. We did stop in Oklahoma City, OK to see the memorial for the state building that was bombed on April 19, 1995. We spent about an hour looking around at the memorial that takes up an entire block and honors the 186 lives that were lost. It was very sobering to be there. It is an incredible site to see if you are ever near Oklahoma City.
A statue outside the memorial "Jesus Wept"
A makeshift memorial that lines the outside of the national memorial - if you look closely, you can see the pictures of 2 little boys - brothers who were killed while they were at daycare
We almost ran out of gas 2 times. We aren't used to gas stations being so many miles apart - we have learned a good lesson to make sure we have a full tank when driving through Texas. We drove after the fuel light came on for 35 miles before coming to a gas station that appeared to be closed but thankfully, they kept their gas pumps on all night. There wasn't another gas station after that for about 60 miles. We were a little scared but kept believing that God would provide for us.
For those of you who know us well, you know how much we love Dave Ramsey. We enjoyed listening to him all 4 hours today on the road. That helps time go by more quickly.
We stopped for the night in Amarillo, Texas and are looking forward to a good night's sleep.
Trey had fun looking at himself in the mirror
1 comment:
It sounds like you have had quite the experience getting moved across country! I was glad to see you mention OKC, which is where I (shae) grew up. The memorial is very moving and a must see, also Bricktown along the canal is very similar to the San Antonio River Walk. Good Luck to your family in Arizona! Bo, Shae and Brinson
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