Hurricane is expect to make land fall between Corpus Christi & Brownsville Texas sometime today. Most of my family (including my son, mother, grandma, brothers, nieces & nephews etc.) all live in this area. They have all decided to ride out the storm in their respective homes.
They evacuated Padre Island 2 days ago. The hospitals & detention centers in Brownsville were also evacuated. The National Guard has been bought in. People are being asked to board up, & move to higher ground (the Valley sits below sea level).
The water temp in the Gulf of Mexico is dropping at a continuous rate, not a good sign.
As of yesterday, the sun was still shining in the Rio Grande Valley & nothing seems out of place, so it is hard for people to believe this was really coming.
I do give thanks to the weather people for letting people know with plenty of time.
I called my son to convince him to get out of there or to at least start stocking up water, canned goods & to water-proof important stuff (dog-food for his new pet) & he poopooed my suggestions. He thinks I exaggerate & am just a worrier (which I am, esp. when my children's safety is concerned). But anyone who is old enough to remember the damage left by past hurricanes, knows how incredibly frightening & deadly these things can be.
So please...send your prayers his way. His name is Brandon.
With love, Gloria
Stole this idea from Maria's
poll
" What have you learned in Life?"
A. Nothing
B. Lots (please explain with links)I have learned:
We are all interconnected. What we do has a Ripple Effect on everything that exists.
That the things we thought would last forever can easily be destroyed by man's greed
That we should not be sheep but must learn to think for ourselves
That women are often blamed for men's stupidity
To trust in Love
To have faith in God
Motherhood is a double edged sword, with great joy comes great pain
That we must do certain things in moderation
That life is too short & our expiration date may be coming up sooner then we thought
so to do all the things we had hoped to do NOW!
That we shouldn't take our life (or those of our loved ones)
, our sight , our hearing
,
our sense of taste
or ability to communicate
for granted .
That the air we breathe ,the water we drink are precious things
That Life is a wonderful journey someday are rough seas others are smooth sailing
That we will continue into the unknown
That we must learn to forgive ourselves as well as others
That IS hardest thing to do.
Featuring Jacinta
's dark photography:
Think Happy Thoughts!
u're very nice 
Love
