A woman from a military family tells a humorous story. Her father was stationed at the naval base in New London, Connecticut. Then he received orders that he was to be transferred to Hawaii. The family excitedly prepared for the move. Since dogs and cats have to be quarantined for 120 days upon their arrival in the Hawaiian Islands, they sent their family cat ahead of them. Then the father’s orders were canceled.

The family didn’t realize their circumstances were of particular interest to anyone else until the father’s parents sent them a clipping from their small town’s newspaper. The headline on the story read: “CAT VACATIONS IN HAWAII FAMILY STAYS HOME.” (1)

We all have our favorite vacation spots. For some, it is the beach; for others, it is the mountains. Our text for today focuses …