It's bothersome, and I don't know why a case from 34 years ago has been on my mind so much, but it has. If you read my last blog, you know that I am talking about the three little girls who lost their life at a camp in Oklahoma. I found a book called "Someone cry for the children" that I was curious to read. Turns out this book is pretty rare and some what of a "collectors item". You can find copies on the internet that range from around 50.00 upwards to 460.00. I decided to see if a library would might have a copy that I could check out. Most libraries, had the book, however, had it as a "reference" book where you had to read the book there and could not check it out. Apparently people were checking out the copies and selling them. I found one library system that had branches throughout the metro, and had seven copies of the book which all were checked out, with a waiting list. My loving fiance was finally able to track down a copy in Ada, where I get the book Monday, and get to start reading. Thank you Krysta!
They also adopted the book into a movie, that was narrated by the late Johnny Cash. I want to warn you, its heartbreaking. And I think it would be even more-so to someone who has kids. Watch part 1 here. It gives a very good in-depth look at the case. It's hard to watch the families talk about their children. After you watch the movie, you will say without a doubt that Hart was guilty. Which at this point, I believe he was. I was told the book leans towards that he was. I look forward to reading this book. However, there is one other book entitled tent number 8 that was written (I believe) by someone from the defense. This book points out that Hart was innocent. I look forward to reading this book as well.
I have had a new appreciation for a few things since I have been reading about this. It has made me appreciate life a lot more. As well as family. It has been a reminder of how precious life is and to not take it for granted, and I know, its easy to do sometimes. I have snuck in a few extra hugs hugs, and let the ones I love, know how I feel. If you watch this movie, it will compel you to hug your loved ones and be thankful.
The original reason why I found this was by looking at the Weird Oklahoma book I mentioned in a previous post. After mentioning this to my mom, she told me of a book called "Oklahoma Curiosities" that had some neat stuff in it. And she was right, this is a cool book! It has weird stories of people, places, and even things you can go visit. One of these things (located outside of springer) was called "Magnet Hill". The basic premise was this; you go to a bottom of a hill, put your car in neutral and you roll backwards UPhill. We thought we would give it a try and drove to the hill. Krysta put the truck in neutral at the bottom of the hill, took her foot of the break and we started rolling backwards, up the hill at speeds reaching up to 12 miles per hour. It was freaky and a site definitely to go check out! and from where you can see where we was in this picture, to the bottom, is how far back you can see we rolled. We ended up with our own theories, mine differing from Krysta's and that varied slightly from my moms who had previously visited this oddity. I invite you to go check it out yourself, and draw your own conclusion. Whatever the truth may be, that boggles my mind, its a site to see, for sure!
One last sight I wanted to tell you about.... http://www.abandonedok.com/. If you want to go see the abandoned pictures of Camp Scott, there is a section on it that has a ton of pictures. It's kind of odd, looking at the pictures of a girl scout camp that shut down over night. But not only that, there are some cool abandoned places that are no longer occupied. A bowling alley and rec center is one. There's also a castle I found. I don't know why I think abandoned places are interesting, but truth is, I do. I have found a few "abandoned" places here I want to explore (legally, of course). That sites becoming a favorite of mine.
I want to leave you with a picture I took the other day at work that is a constant reminder of God's beauty
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Isaiah 42:5
-Fig
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