Wow!!!! Time flies when you have a natural disaster hit your town..So, as everyone is probably aware of, IKE tore through southeast Texas 2 weeks ago. We were ordered to evacuate, but after the debacle that was the RITA evacuation, we went as far as Pasadena to my parents house! We (my awesome husband, 2 wonderful kids, parents, brother, sister, brother-in-law and nephew, plus 3 dogs!) all camped out at my parents house to wait out the storm. I could write many blogs about the time spent watching the hurricane pass through Pasadena, the eye of the storm (such a surreal experience!) and the time with out power, getting power and coming back to our home; and ALL the times in between. We had our power restored late Sunday afternoon and have been slowly getting things back in order. With every item I unpack, my sense of gratefulness grows. I am so grateful to have a home to come back to, one that was not damaged. I know that IKE caused great destruction all around me, but one thing it caused was my contentment to increase dramatically. I know it sounds slightly off base to be thankful for a storm, and I am in no way thankful for all the damage and destruction, I am just choosing to look at things from a different view point. So, here is a list of things I am thankful for in IKE's wake:
My family
My friends
My undamaged house that has power
My incredibly clean refrigerator and freezer (freshly cleaned because of the power outage)
My parent's hospitality - let us stay at their house during and after the storm
My Dad's foresight - he had generators to keep us cool, and ice machine that kept us stocked with ice, BBQ pit ready to cook on, I am sure there are things I am forgetting!
My husband - he is an all around awesome guy! Kept me laughing, even in the tough times
My kids - they did awesome during all the hoopla
My kid's school is ready for them to come back on Monday.
There are so many more things to be thankful for, I just wanted to get some of them out there. Hope you are focusing on the good too!
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I am in agreement with you..... Throughout this storm, it has caused a multitude of pepole to come together as a family. There are so many things that I myself are greatful for, the list can go on forever, most of all, I am thankful fot the GREAT AWESOME GOD that we serve!!!Friends and family, I couldnt do without!! Thank you JESUS for riding out the storm with us!!!
Great blog, Bree! Love you - Mom
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