Today I was reflecting on what happened to us a exactly year ago. We had finished boarding up the house - digging in for what would the meteorologists predicted would happen. I remember being on this very computer as long as I could blogging here telling the world what we were experiencing - until the power went out. (For the detailed account, go into the blog archive on the right of the screen and look at September 2008.)
Where are we today? From our perspective in Friendswood, TX, everything is completely back to normal. You can still see broken limbs up in some of the trees. However, on Galveston and Bolivar Islands, there is still work to be done. However, I would say that it looks like Texas is farther ahead in the process than Louisiana. Work crews are still being sent, from Texas, to help clean up the aftermath of Katrina - four years later.
In God's great and mysterious way of doing things, our family was blessed by that storm. We were spared. Our house was relatively unharmed. We got to meet and help out ALL of our neighbors. Our church was pushed along by the aftermath of the storm to get going on the master plan for the campus. Old buildings damaged by the storm were torn down. And today, Hope Lutheran Church has a new roof on the Sanctuary, a state-of-the-art playground, new office space, a new parking lot, and an almost completed maintenance and storage building.
The hurricane season has been remarkably quiet this year. God is merciful and abounding in steadfast love.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
First Piano Lessons
The girls had their first piano lessons yesterday (on their great grandmother's piano). Miss Stephanie, our church organist, also does a ton of work with the children at Hope in developing their musical potential. Abby and Emma both played "Mary Had a Little Lamb." 
Serious flashbacks for me when I first took lessons. But I was much older. Thanks Miss Stephanie!
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