With an upcoming surgery looming in the near future, I knew we needed to go see my mom this week. With the new knowledge the kids had about my mom’s health, they were beyond grateful to be going up there to see her. We were all very aware of how different this visit was going to be. It had been a while since my mom first called me to tell me the news. I’ve had time to sit with it...
September 10, 2017 We’ve been home for 12 days. It feels good to be home, but it’s still pure chaos. Sleep is still eluding me. I just woke up from a dream that we were evacuating all over again…. *sigh* My heart and thoughts go out to all of those who are and will be affected by Hurricane Irma. I’m woken by nightmares more days than I’m not. Evacuations...
August 29, 2017 We have power. Electricity is on at our apartments. Some of the town is still in the dark. They still say by Saturday, 95% of the town will have power. Tina confirms that stores are getting more supplies in and that the area is safe for children. We will be going home tomorrow. I’m excited to get back, but I’m afraid of what we might find. What if the yoga mat...
August 25, 2017 The predictions now show Hurricane Harvey will make landfall as a Category 4. “Once the storm moves inland, it will eventually stall and meander over South or Southeast Texas for days.” There’s a pit in my stomach. I don’t know what will be left to go home to. Will there be anything at all? A meteorologist from the DFW area that I follow on Facebook...
While driving around town and running errands, I still see the blue tarps on rooftops. I see the uprooted trees. I see the boarded-up windows. I see the broken restaurant signs. But I also see the newly renovated homes. The repaired restaurants. The mended fences. The clean-up crews. The construction workers. I see all the signs that this town survived a hurricane. But we are still recovering...
In April of 2016, we found ourselves at a crossroads. Our lease was ending soon and we didn’t know where we wanted to go. Rent prices were going through the roof and we wanted a change. As a family and a married couple, we were and are great. A solid unit. But there was something missing. Something not right. We felt boxed in, closed off, and bogged down with obligations that we...
