conversations swirling into thoughts
evacuations routes
the best times to go
what to take, what to leave
irritation that this is such a big deal
and then the horrible thought
laced with a tinge of fear:
what if it’s not here when we come back?
sudden understanding for the victims of Katrina
i’ve spent a good part of my life in danger
of storing up my treasures on earth.
i look around my bedroom and think,
what a relief it would be to have it taken all away…
oh, to be able to say, “It was nothing, just stuff, just things,
it wasn’t my life.”
suddenly the fear is gone
i could almost wish it would happen
to start fresh, with no baggage,
no burden of possessions
now i’m beginning to envy those refugees.
(i can’t bring myself to pray for it, since i can’t wish
my family out of house and home.)
i thought today about having things,
buying things…
i can’t spend my life in fear,
refusing to enjoy the material things God makes
me steward of because “it might be destroyed.”
money is not evil, it’s the love of money.
my guard is not against having things,
it’s against loving them.
every time someone on the news said, “We’ve lost everything,” my Dad said
“It wasn’t yours to lose.”
everything i have is God’s,
even my life.
whatever the outcome,
whether i come home to nothing, or everything,
i will never be the same again.
and by God’s grace, i will praise Him with my whole heart,
for He has done mighty acts…
PennyDaisy 
That would be awesome to bump into you and your sisters! I hope the weather up there isnt horrible the whole time we have to stay up there. It is kinda like a vacation! LOL Enjoy your vacation Sarah! LOL See you soon enough.
Rob
I hope and pray that your family will be kept safe.
i assume you’re along the texas coast?
stunt driving? for real?
We have a promise to cling to, a wonderful promise. We have the Lord to cling to. Have you ever heard the words “Leave and cleave” at a wedding before? Pastor Bob said that we should do that with God. I plan on it. I am praying, I know God is doing something good, that is the only kind of work He does after all. I am praying, I love you all. Stay safe.
fouth quarter.. yeah.. i’m still in shock actually. i don’t think i’ve ever seen a collapse like that in such a short time ever..
I like your thoughts. Blessings on you and your fam! Life in God is an adventure, and if we lose it “all”, we’ve really only gained an opportunity to trust Him more!
Thank you, I will be praying for you as well…
ok, you give me back my CD and I’ll give you back your Two Week Notice DVD. =)
man… I do feel for the people who lost everything… can you imagine having to build your life all over again? everything we have is God’s but that doesn’t mean that you aren’t penniless when you lose it.
Thanks for the comment!!! I have checked every day to see if you had written on your blog that you all were safe. I was imagining you stranded on the road with all those little ones. We had wind and rain but not anything like what we were preparing for. The guttering did a beautiful job and the only “damage” was a window at the office was blown in. Our power flickered but did not stay off like it normally does when we have less wind. Come to find out the water guy called the power guys and chewed them out for not trimming the trees. They did the trees and as a results we only had the power flicker rather than going out for a day or more. (You see, when we lose power we also lose water.) I am so thankful that God spared your house and your town. He heard my prayers!