Reading a newspaper article and hearing accounts of people who stayed during Ike, I learned that the eye of the storm went directly over us. What does that mean exactly? Well it means that we were hit with winds and rain - then given a break - and then more intense winds and rain. The reality of that is it could have been much worse. Our homes were given a brief break. The storm surge was not as great as if we had been east of the eye. With all of the destruction, we were protected from a fate much worse.
Today in our paper I read an editorial written by a high school senior. She wrote about how Ike had disrupted her life - not because her home sustained any damage, but because now all her college applications, scholarships and AP prep time was off schedule. Her eyes were on herself and her worldview was very myopic.
It was a reminder that we need to look up to keep our eyes off of ourselves - and see the greater needs of those around us.
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I am so glad to hear that you guys are safe and that everything is relatively okay. I've been praying for you guys and miss you alot. It's good to keep up with you guys on here though!
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