Alabama

​Gen 18:1b … and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
The deep south is known for its hospitality – they certainly give you a warm welcome! Supposedly Alabama is not quite as bad as a few other states, but it’s still classified as humid subtropical. I haven’t spent a lot of time there, but the most interesting place I enjoyed was going to Ivy Green – the birthplace of Helen Keller. As I teacher I am just amazed at the tenacity of Anne Sullivan in teaching Helen. I can get impatient when my students don’t get something and I’ve explained it three times already. To teach someone both deaf and blind would take a special quality in a person that I don’t possess. But her perseverance paid off and hence the world became a better place as Helen Keller became a driving force in so many endeavours as she grew up.
You can’t drive through Alabama without seeing cotton or peanut fields – which are very different from the crops I’m used to. I found it fascinating and was reminded of George Washington Carver and all he contributed to agriculture and the peanut industry. It’s always good to hear about someone who overcomes tremendous odds to become a blessing to society. It gives one hope to keep on and not to quit just because the going gets rough.