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Today is a vivid reminder why I dread the weather this time of year in Texas. True, we have mild winters and really intense summers with the heat and all. . .but the storms of spring always make me feel very uneasy. Tonight a little town north of here had a devastating tornado come through. I feel such empathy and sadness for those who lost their homes and belongings and even more for those who were injured or killed. My hometown was struck by a F4 tornado on April 25, 1994. Many of my friends lost their homes and all of their possessions. The funnel cloud swept a path a mile wide and it missed my home by two blocks. Still other friends had a more tragic loss of life and health. I often think about that evening, the sounds, the fear and then the aftermath of cleaning up the debris and helping my friends sort through the remnants of their lives. That was one of my life's more intense experiences. I was 32 years old and hadn't realized until that night how very little the stuff of life means. Don't get me wrong, I like stuff and I have a lot of it (way more than I need), but I do know that I seriously learned to appreciate life and health in a way that I'd never known before. Be safe! |
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Posted by cwzywbt on 2008-04-09 23:11:07 | Rating: | Views: 35
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