A very eventful day. Swil Kanim headed out early this morning for Seattle with his cousin Candice. They attended the breakfast at The Westin with Vice President Joe Biden. After the breakfast they had some fun and went to the Lummi Blackhawks basketball game.
I spent the day rearranging the house and chasing Sofia around.
I was feeling a little overwhelmed with bills and never being able to catch up or get ahead of them. I looked out the window and was blessed to see a beautiful full rainbow reminding me of God's promises. I felt more at peace after that beautiful gift.
In the evening Swil Kanim and I relaxed and enjoyed the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. We were both in tears as we watched four ice sculpture totem poles immerge from the floor and representatives from the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-waututh and Lil'wat aboriginal host nations welcomed the crowd. After that was the biggest drum and drum circle I have ever seen involving aboriginal youth from across the country, Inuit, Metis and the First Nations of the Prairies, the North and the East. They drummed and danced as the athletes of the 82 nations filed in.
Swil Kanim was overwhelmed seeing all the Native representation. He had received a call from his daughter who had seen the ceremonies and she told him how proud she felt to be a Native American. He was so unbelievably happy to hear that from her.
What a great, beautiful, blessed day!

The Beauty of the trees,
the softness of the air,
the fragrance of the grass,
speaks to me.

The summit of the mountain,
the thunder of the sky,
the rhythm of the sea,
speaks to me.

The strength of fire,
the taste of salmon,
the trail of the sun,
and the life that never goes away,
they speak to me.

And my heart soars.

Poem by Chief Dan George