When they slowed at the checkpoint, there was not a human being in sight. A few seconds later they were past the barricade and moving up the open highway to freedom. The bus exploded with spontaneous thanks to God in Spanish. The exodus from Texas remains a mystery. Trust in the whirlwind power of God.
Freedom lies ahead.
No turning back. Despite a serious lack of experience, I decided to plant a garden. I read up on gardening, talked with veteran gardeners, and plunged in. I got seeds and seedlings, tools and tomato cages, truckloads of manure and topsoil and lime. But I planted late, in a spot that wasn't sunny enough, and quickly lost interest in weeding.