Building Again
When we built the replacement house for our home that burned that is documented in this blog, we expected to …
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Our New Free Four-Holer
When I was 16 I calculated that I had lived about an equal number of days with “in-houses” as I …
Going Between Flood and Fire
We have been cranky and out of sorts. Everything feels vaguely threatening. A simple question is spoken, or perceived as …
Departing from Harvey, August 31
I usually try to post the day of the content I post but Harvey did us in. We had return …
Hurricane Harvey Day 5, 4:39 pm
We are wrapping up from your Harvey experience. We are some of the truly lucky ones. We battled water but …
Hurricane Harvey Day 4, 6:58 pm
A welcomed escort for Harvey out of town after leaving us 48 inches of rain at our house in 72 …
Hurricane Harvey Day 4, 3:45 pm
We finally slept. It was a grateful sleep. Sleep made tender by the relief that the battle against the water …
Hurricane Harvey Day 4, 12:52 am: Humans Recover
A God I could love would not cause me harm to bring me good.
Hurricane Harvey Day 3, 9:15 pm
We flew down on a Delta jet on Friday morning and hit the door of Mom’s house Friday afternoon and …
Hurricane Harvey Day 3, 5:45 pm
The storm moved back out to sea so we have had a break. We have slept and done some adjustment …
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