Maderville

Katrina -revisited
5 years ago today we experienced what I hope will be a once in a lifetime catastrophe. It was a hurricane called Katrina and it will forever be a milestone in my life of unfavored memories. I had just found out I was pregnant and no one knew but Mike. I apparently got pregnant the day after we got home from our honeymoon and was in the middle of the worst nausea of my life. I was a newlywed and just getting used to living with Mike and needless to say it was an adjustment. I remember how scared I was and, of course, how helpless I felt during the storm. I worried for my family in Mobile and friends peppered along the coast. We had no idea what was to come. The days immediately following the storm I spent at the coliseum in downtown Jackson. I spent 7-8 hours a day there for 6 days straight volunteering and helping any way I could. It was the main headquarters for all of the evacuees coming in from the coast. I won't ever forget the look on the peoples faces stunned and not knowing what their fate was. It was life changing not only for them but for me as well. I got disgusted at the people that showed up just to get free food or whatever else they could get. It was disheartening. I continued to do what I could but the further I got into my pregnancy I had to back off and finally quit all together. It was too much on me and not knowing at the time how well I (don't) do pregnancy I finally had hit my limit. Fortunately, we were only without power for about 3 or 4 days and we had no significant damage to our property. I think about that time now and it seems like a life time ago. For me it was 3 babies, 7 cars, 3 houses, countless funerals and even more births. The gauge in which we measure time just can't keep up with the things that have happened over the last 5 years. I know my faith has been tested and certainly has grown but I still have a long way to go to be the Christian, wife, mother, friend, sister, daughter and person I long to be. One day with HIS help......I'll get there.