Today I received a phone call from my dear friend, Wendy, who lives in another state. She said, “I have a question for you.” She then proceeded to tell me about a family (a single mom with six children) who had been displaced over the weekend by a fire in […]
Through the Fire
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No matter where you live, you have likely heard the wail of a siren and seen the familiar flashing lights of an emergency vehicle on its way to someone in trouble. I have often prayed for the person(s) who were waiting for help to arrive. Now when I hear those […]
Day 14: Hot Showers This morning, Monday, as I stepped into the shower, it occurred to me that I was about to experience something to be thankful for, especially on cold autumn mornings. You turn a knob and clean water, heated to just the right temperature, comes pouring out of […]
Okay, so clean clothes may not seem like a big deal, but when everything you own has been saturated by fire hoses and/or permeated by the smoke of a house fire, putting on a shirt the smell of which doesn’t transport you right back to “that day” is something you […]
The last few days have been a new variety of crazy-busy as I am beginning to catch up on missed work while still determining which of our clothes and kitchen and personal items will be able to comfortably fit in our new little temporary digs – without cluttering things up. […]
Today I am thankful for modern technology and the flexibility it affords in making it possible for employees to work from home – even a temporary one. As of today, I have been set up by my employer to work remotely. I like this because I can continue to be […]
Day 5: The Practical Church Today (Saturday) was the day we pulled the rest of our belongings from our home. With the help of family, friends, and a ministry called Men with Trucks, everything was removed and placed into a donated storage unit within 2 hours. EVERYTHING. I could hardly […]
Today was the first day since the fire that I had a chance to sit down and catch up on emails and phone calls (some of them); the rest of my day was spent running errands and coordinating the final move out tomorrow. My heart is full as I see […]
It has been quite a day, and I can already tell that narrowing down things I am thankful for to one per day is going to be quite a challenge – one which I think I will have to succumb to and not fight with great fervor. Today’s blessings include: […]