Sunday update

I find myself checking the computer frequently to track Gustav.

From my expert opinion and interpretation of tracking chart (which is not much). It looks like the hurricane has sped up and shifted east. We are barely in the tropical storm warning area - which means we will get rain and not the high winds or storm surge. No one from the area is being ordered to evacuate - though the cities seem very prepared should the storm take a dramatic shift. Everyone is going about things quite normally, but with an air of caution.

Right now I am praying for the people of Louisiana and Mississippi - I cannot imagine the anxiety they must be feeling evacuating again. So many have barely begun to rebuild. Some were just regaining hope. There was a story on the news of a single dad and his child planning to move back to New Orleans this weekend. He needed to be out of his apartment by Friday in Houston. His home was being rebuilt in New Orleans. He was at a loss of what to do. I think of him and the thousands of stories like his - where they don't know what to do and pray that God will open doors of welcome, peace and protection for them.

For us - we will just monitor our computer today. Maybe begin bringing in a few items should rains be heavy, and think of something fun to do other than worry about hurricanes.