Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Susie




Susie does nails, or at least she did until her business and her home were wiped out by the hurricane. She was good at what she did, coming in third in the international championship. Her many trophy's were about all she wanted to salvage. Shortly after the hurricane she watched the looters carry of her TV sets . . . Also watched them empty out a liquor store across the street, drinking about as much as they could swim away with. She no longer felt safe in her neighborhood and declined living in a FEMA trailer for that reason. Like so many others she has spent much of her time since the storm just trying to clean up her property. Although her house would need to be demolished she still took pride in wanting her yard looking nice. The stones surrounding the fish pond scattered over several lots, were lovingly collected in anticipation of a new and better pond. I can only imagine what it would be like to live for four months in sight of my totally ruined home . . . Patiently waiting for the Corps of Engineers to cart it away. I guess a clean yard is the place to start, It will allow the beauty of nature, a gift of God, to lead us into the sunlight of a new season,