These past 9 days seem like a blur- something out of a bad dream. It's hard to begin the healing process when you see the devastation all around you. I hate driving home now. There isn't one way to get to our house that you don't see damage done by the tornado. And it still amazes me that we were as blessed and lucky as we were and that nothing, except for a few tree limbs and a trash can blowing from one side of the porch to the other, happened.
Here is a link to see how much devastation our community received from the storms. This shows the times, the class of tornado, how many deaths, and how many were injured. There are even radar pictures broken down into time frames. I found this on the News Channel 9 blog, which is our local ABC affiliate.
I have been desperately trying to help our community in any way that I can. It truly hurts my heart to think that there are so many people who lost everything, while the rest of us sit in our homes with a roof over our head. If you're reading this, and you have something to spare, please contact your local American Red Cross chapter and see about doing something. Anything, and I mean anything, would be greatly appreciated. Even if you want to donate blood. That is something that will always be needed.
We are working on getting "back to normal", whatever that means anymore. It is going to take some time to heal, and it is definitely going to take some time to work on everything. But, we are fortunate to live in a community that helps it's neighbors no matter how much or what the cost.
They don't call us the Volunteer State for nothing :)
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