Flood

With all that's happened in this past week, I've had a lot of time to think about what's important to me. When we were told that we'd have to leave our home (what?!) I was overwhelmed with anxiety. Thank goodness I had, just last week, organized my pictures into one large mound of boxes and stacks in our bedroom. But that, even, didn't seem like we were prepared enough. Thoughts raced through my brain about safes - waterproof, fireproof, earthquakeproof safes. I thought about the things I had left at home to face possible destruction: letters between me and Isaac, the journal we had kept when I was pregnant with Sophia, my wedding dress - not to mention Isaac's bear rug.

The truth is we are never prepared enough to "save" our belongings. In an instant, all of what we physically possess could be gone.

What I've learned from this is not that I should disregard all of what I own, but to rather spend my time and energy in my relationships first and foremost. My relationship with God, my family, my friends.

I am grateful to be back home, but I am also grateful for the reminder.

To view some pics from the flood, go here.