WOW! Gustav came ashore and visited our state with a vengeance. Most of the state was affected by the winds and some more than others with rain and wind. God was gracious to us who live in Sabine Parish. The winds were not as bad as foretasted. We did not get the rain foretasted. We were without electricity for 24 and 1/2 hours. I was unable to post here before this morning, due to technical problems with the internet. Sorry. Jack's brother, Curtis and his wife, live in Baton Rouge and rode the storm. They are still without electric. According to the news reports, they may be without for over 4 weeks. They had some damage to an outbuilding, shed, and the top of a tree in their front yard fell. Curtis was outside at the time it fell, and told Jack he hurried into the house. They do have a camper to stay in, if it is at their home and not at the district church campground.
We received 3 inches of rain at our home. We had no wind damage. There were leaves and a few twigs, small limbs on the ground and on our road. Our road was very sloppy due to the slow, ground absorbing rain we received. The mud on the road was slush and Jack said approx. 6 inches or more. I am glad I didn't have to go out yesterday morning. We did get out for church last night. There were 2 trees that fell on the church property. Thank the Lord for His goodness.!
I am also thankful that our cell phones stayed up to where we could use them. I was able to talk to Mom during the storm time. During this time, Eileen fell and they thought she might have broken her hip, as she landed on it. According to the x-rays, it was not broken (thank the Lord). She does have brusing on the bone instead. She is in great pain and very bruised. Mom has been using a walker lately, due to twisting her knee. She has been in pain with that as well as everything else going on in their lives. Wish we lived closer to each other to where I could help. The Lord knows all about this also. Isn't He Good!?
Well, enough for now. Hope you all have a great day. I love you all and I know Jesus loves you more. Mary
Truman Lake with Kevin and Cory
12 years ago
1 comment:
Hooray! So glad to hear that you all are well and in good shape. I will call your Mom about Eileen. There was an unusual very staticy message on my machine when I got home the other night. I thought it might be Karl, but maybe it was them--because the area code was wrong for Karl. Love ya! Judy
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