The ABC's of it

Saturday morning

and the above thought I caught on a

page of Facebook

and

had to grin,

we need to put that one in the

front part of the brain

I'm thinking!

The storms have now left destruction

from the Gulf Coast

to

The Great Lakes

and

today many are without their homes,

their loved ones,

their minds

as they attempt to make order of it all.

Photographs of the remnants of

homes, memories,

things that are upside down

or completely gone,

and in one home of such mass destruction

a table sits as if nothing had happened

with two American Flags

standing perfectly straight.

Disaster and trauma

and

"states of emergency"

have been sounded.

We have to have

FAITH

during times like this,

we must maintain

HOPE

for those lives so deeply affected,

those lives lost

and

those who are now wandering through

the debris.

They will survive this,

they will find that ability

and hands that will be extended

to hold, to help, to care.

"Faith can move mountains, but don't be surprised if God hands you a shovel."

  ~Author Unknown ~

My prayers to all in those states

and

communities

and those who love them.

Brave and strong men and women

will just show up

will arrive

and will jump in to do whatever and wherever

because they can.

People will show the best of humanity, as they gather in fellowship with UNITY to render compassion and care and desire to make a difference for those who are now wondering how this could possibly happen to them.

Lives forever changed

by a ravaging storm front that has

taken lives,

destroyed tapestries

of lives put together through years of work, play and prayer.

Strength and faith will be tested in ways

never before imagined.

And yet,

many will find a great ability

to re-build

to stand UP

to believe that it will work out

in the long haul.

People are truly amazing

and

able to accomplish great things

during times of such heartache

and

tragedy.

As strangers will meet for the first time,

they will quickly develop bonds

that one would think had been tied strong

together for years.

They will cry together, sweat together,

find ways to restore and build up

TOGETHER

in

Unity

as those who are connected

as human beings who care only can.

We will witness and some will be there

hand in hand

heart in heart

doing the extroidinary jobs

of digging through devastation

and

instilling

HOPE.

We will see once again,

the proof will be in the puddin;

that when we stand together

we stand

STRONG

and

we are a great force to reckon with

in the times of tragedy

in the times of greatness

and even

during times of great stress and sadness.

WE

are people who stand strong in the face of harm, of threat, of destruction and devastation.

I cannot help but wonder

why

we forget or choose to not stand in ways such as this all the time.

In our thoughts, our actions, our

UNITY

as brothers/sisters

of our country.

My gratitude to all the

FIRST RESPONDERS

who are now answering the call

and those who are volunteering

in the states, communities

and

lives that have been affected

from

the Gulf to the Great Lakes.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you

today and in the coming days

and

months.

Please hold on to each other

and

onto

FAITH

...

"Faith is a passionate intuition." 

~William Wordsworth ~

Blessings to all who gather here,

"keep the faith"

DrSES

"keepin it real"

www.sherryeshowalter.com