My thoughts and prayers are with those across Houston, southwest Louisiana, and the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey. It’s hard to believe how much destruction we’re seeing on the news. I feel so bad for the people dealing with it. It’s going to be a very long time before things return to “normal” for those folks. I just can’t imagine the heartache and work that so many face.
At our place, we’ve had right at 3″ of rain since Wednesday night. That’s not a problem for us. I have no idea if surrounding areas got more or less . . we haven’t left the house all weekend.
Last night I was texting with a friend whose adult kids live in the Houston area. As I went out to put the chickens up, I looked up at the beautiful sky and I thought . . Mother Nature, you’re a cruel thing!
Sunset
It doesn’t seem right that things are just peachy around here when there’s so much suffering just a few hours from here.
Bunnies
There are three cottontails out chomping on the weeds that didn’t get cut because it was too wet. They don’t have a care in the world . . as far as I can tell. They aren’t worried about me . . that’s for sure. But, they’re probably saying . . that granny comes out here every night . . look at her . . she doesn’t have a care in the world. I guess they’re sometimes right but my heart is heavy seeing all the destruction in my home state.
Clear Night
I looked up at the moon. I couldn’t help but stop right there and say a prayer for those who are suffering, for those who are leaving their families to travel to Texas to help with the relief effort, for those who are sacrificing to make donations to help the relief effort and to give thanks that my family in southwest Louisiana was spared (so far) the worst of it all.
Sherrill says
It is really sad..I know a lot of folks ignored all the warnings and now they’re stuck waiting on someone to come save them. I got aggravated last night at a lady who was griping that no one issued evacuation warnings for their area. HELLO?!! If you’d been watching the news, that entire area down there was a bullseye. I know a lot of people can’t just pick up and leave for a week just in case but if I’d had a little girl like she did, I’d have been outta there. Fix up, clean up’s going to take a long, LONG time!
obed101 says
I understand what you are saying, Sherrill, but we were caught in the August 2016 Flood in Baton Rouge, 32 years in the same house, not in a flood zone, never had even water standing in the street in all that time.
Boom — we had 3 feet in the house in 6 hours time. Sometimes you just don’t know these things will happen, no one expects them.
Paula (Texas) says
I have lived in Houston or near Houston the entire 62 years of my life. This is the worse I have ever seen. I wish people would quit asking why Houston didn’t evacuate. That was tried once, during Rita I think it was, the highways were gridlocked. Over 100 lives were lost due to this. I live out in the country about 20 minutes from south Houston. People along the coast use Hwy 36 to evacuate. I could see the cars from my house backed up for miles unable to go anywhere because of the gridlock on the highways. Plus, no can foretell if the hurricane is going to stall out and deposit massive amounts of rain over a wide area, or not. We have had areas flood like obed101 that never ever flooded before. We have had over 2 feet of rain in three days. Our total normal rainfall for the year is around 54″. My. SIL was just told by his boss that he shouldn’t plan on being able to drive in to Houston to work for this week.
Marcie says
Judy, I first connected with your blog re: quilting about the time of the Joplin tornado, and your loving, amazing efforts to get quilts made and donated to folks there were what kept me returning to your posts. Marcie
dezertsuz says
It is a terribly sad state of affairs, and it’s easy when we aren’t in it to think we would have done better, but we might not have done so. It’s happened and now we have to see what help we can offer. I know many churches and social groups have people standing by to go in, or already there. Waffle House, for instance, had dozens of people on jump teams prepared to go in and help as soon as they were allowed to go. They have an amazing preparedness plan and teams for the business and for the neighborhoods where those businesses run. I have faith that the American spirit will be there helping those who need help with clean up, with rebuilding, and with whatever needs doing. I saw it here with the Gatlinburg fires last year, and I know it will be there in Texas and Louisiana, too.
Amy Makson says
THis is truly an Epic storm. Our prayers are with all that are being affected. Glad you are safe.
Carol Craven says
I am devestated that Port Aransas, Aransas Pass and Rockport and San Juan Island is wiped out. The people who lived and worked there are the finest service oriented people. Until services are restored it will be a long time before they can begin to rebuild. One of the ferrys sunk and every boat in the marina went down. I have been going there for 40 years and will sorely hurt for the people there.
Penny in CA says
I am sad that many are quick to judge especially that those judging are not experiencing this devastation. Kindness please!
Judy Laquidara says
We are still entitled to opinions. I don’t think questioning why things were or were not done is “judging”. Because someone questions how or why things are/were done is not showing in kindness or lack of vompassion in my opinion.