Shout Out to My Peeps!

I can't believe the news the past couple weeks. Both of my "home away from homes" have been impacted by flood waters! First, my parents called when we arrived in FL to tell me that the Root River in Racine had flooded. Those pictures were shocking to me. I can't ever recall seeing the waters so high in my hometown. Fortunately, my parents did not even have water in their basement, etc.

For pictures of the Racine Floodwaters, check out my Aunt's blog: www.caringbridge.org/visit/melissahuck

Then, one morning I noticed that Sam Champion from GMA was reporting from Cedar Rapids, IA. This is where I went to college- Coe College. I actually recognized the scenery as CR before I comprehended what had happened! The whole community is just devastated. Many of my dear friends, former co-workers, and their extended communities and townships....just in ruins. Even Coe's campus had some damage, with 12 ft of water flooding into their Physical Plant. I find myself awestruck, dumbfounded, & speechless when I see the pictures and hear the stories. The sense of uncertainty as the flood waters move down the Mississippi and the sense of helplessness that these people must all feel....

For pictures of the Cedar Rapids Floodwaters, check out my friend Kerstin's blog:
www.bubbaandsister.blogspot.com

Please keep both of these communities, and all the others impacted by Mother Nature, in your thoughts and prayers. I am thinking of you all!!

Kate