Category Archives for Work/Life Balance
Getting Settled In
My sister, niece, Eric and I checked in at the Community Church with Jen, who I learned later was a member of the Sabine Pass Coast Guard. The entire Coast Guard unit at Sabine Pass TX, had evacuated
Continue readingThe Calm Before the Storm
Friday morning arrived only too soon. As I walked outside that morning, I marveled at the beauty of the day. The sun was out, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and it was a perfect 75 degrees
Continue readingEvacuation Hell
Eric and I decided to each take our own vehicle, rather than just traveling in one. He said that he couldn’t bear to lose both his house and his car, so if his house were destroyed, he’d
Continue readingRunning from Rita
This morning, at 6 AM, I got the call I had been dreading from a close friend. A mandatory evacuation had been issued for Jefferson County, Texas, where I live, because of the impending landfall
Continue readingA Collection of Grace — Life After Hurricane Katrina
One of my newsletter readers, Stephanie C. Taranto, Social Entrepreneur, in North Carolina, shared with me her inspiring story of how her family dealt with Hurricane Katrina. I asked her if I could
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