To help Alabama....
http://www.servealabama.gov/2010/2011%20Tornadoes/Response.aspx
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/alabama_tornadoes_how_you_can.html
The news has probably already told you about the series of deadly tornadoes that came through Alabama on Wednesday. We are okay. Many are not. We live in North Alabama, and our power comes from TVA. Approximately 614,000 homes have been without power since Wednesday. Many are also without water.
The surrounding communities have experienced loss and destruction unlike anything I have seen in the past three plus decades of living here. A lovely family that I attend church with lost basically everything. Their house is gone. Today, I picked up several loads of their laundry that volunteers were able to salvage from the wreckage. I'm hoping to get it washed and to them tonight or first thing in the morning.
My maternal side of the family lives in Tuscaloosa. Thankfully, they are all okay. Homes were damaged but can be repaired. Much of the family is camping out at my Aunt's house because she still has power and water. Jay's brother and his family are displaced at the moment. They are so unbelievably blessed. They could see the tornado coming for their house when it changed directions. They have some damage that will have to be repaired, but they are safe. Thank goodness!
Our family is lucky. We receive power from Wilson Dam and have only experienced brief power loss Wednesday night. Cell phone reception is spotty. At best. Phone, Internet, and cable were gone until today.
Please, please, please pray, send good thoughts into the universe, or volunteer to help the families who have lost homes and loved ones.
Most of you know that I am the queen of scheduling posts for future dates. I am going to continue to let those happy-go-lucky posts pop up, but I will be doing some updates on the situation in Alabama over the next few days now that I have Internet access.
