Surviving Mother Nature

I remember the day I walked into 1014 Old Norcross Tucker Road. Before I even made it into the front door, I was in love. Alan, our realtor and I had been house hunting for about a month and I new "she" was the one when we drove in the drive way.

The house just smiled at me and I new instantly, she was meant for our family. (Note: I call her, a she because she is so beautiful, sitting back welcoming all that enter) We saw a few others after her but when Alan said he placed a bid on it, I hit the floor and prayed that God would answer my prayer and bless us with this dream home. – and he did! January 14, 2007, we moved in! Thank you again Lord!

I stayed by myself the first night – we had furniture delivered first thing in the morning so I volunteered to stay. We had a blow up mattress and cable :) what more could you ask for - I never felt more at home and didn’t hear a peep that might scare me through the night. Our home took care of me all night and I fell in love with her again.

After almost 3 years I am still in love with our home. We have been very blessed having her and she has taken great care of us. We have dressed her up a bit with fresh paint and Alan with his “handy man” ideas. We are still learning how to keep the outside landscaped but it’s a fun learning curve. She has enjoyed hosting our friends for parties and social activities. Keeps us warm in the winter (especially with the fireplace) and cool in the summer as the trees shade her face. She even took care of my Mama when she was sick and took very good care of her until her last breathe.

Then one day it happened….after the rain fell for 2 weeks solid – and we joked that we should build an ark. ...and we watched our local news where people were trapped in their homes because of rivers and lakes over flowing – interstates were closing, schools closing – it was incredible! Then our home took all she could and the unthinkable happened…..our basement began to flood

But….Alan and I worked along side each other, as a team. We got all the boxes moved to safer ground, vacuumed the water, moved furniture, pulled up carpet, sucked up more water. It took 2 days - we kept it together and did what we had to do. We didn’t even question what to do – we just rallied and did it. Looking back, it was wonderful. Knowing that in times of trouble, we trust each other and are there to support the other person. I realized we do have a strong marriage and can actually handle the unthinkable. We love our home and it was going to take much more than yucky water to take it away. And I know our house was happy about it too! If all we have to do is treat for mold and replace the carpet, we have been blessed! There are other families around us that are experiencing a lot more than we are.

And we saved our home from the treacherous waters - and we are getting new carpet (which we needed any way!)

And…how appropriate that my Daily Devotion stated the following:
"And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today... The Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace.” –

The Lord fought for us that day and we held our peace :) Praise God!