Our son Matt and his wife Erin were able to get away for Spring Break during March, and spent that week with us in Odessa. It had been 6 years since they visited Ukraine! We had a party for them on their first day, inviting old friends and new. Music ranged from songs they had written and blues, to accordion tunes from old Russian movies. The rest of the time was spent wandering the streets, visiting old haunts to see what had changed, and enjoying the local cuisine together. Matt said he wanted to make it the Odessa Gastronomic Tour -- from home cooking to snacks to haute cuisine to "street food". The week was brief, but it was a blessed time, and we thank God for giving us joys like this along the way, including the joys of our beloved family.