Coming home

After 5 days traveling Texas, we finally got to come home. There was little damage. The rug took a hit from the mold, the entertainment center got messed up, but otherwise, we were fine. How good it felt to be back home. I even got the thoroughly clean the refrigerator and deep freeze. Goodness knows they needed it.

I'll try to upload the rest of the pics later.

But for now, it's time to celebrate Chris's birthday!

Photos from the hurricane part 3

After a good few days, we moved south to my mom and dad's house.

The boys made a haul with happy meal toys from our hours on the road.


Opa was giving out chess lessons.


The cousins came to visit.


There was some down time.


And then there were dogs. Not sure if you can see them all, but I think we had 7 dogs running the property at one point in time.

Photos from the hurricane part 2

When we got to Dallas, our hotel was across the freeway from Texas Stadium. Lucky us, but the Cowboys were playing their Monday night football game that week. Yippee!

Brett spent about 2 hours grilling out freezer meat. Guess who stocked the freezer the week before the hurricane came??


So, we took a little trip to the park one night. Ponds, friends, ducks, future Jedi's, and a gorgeous sunset, who could ask for more?

Photos from the hurricane

After a little too long, here are some photos from the hurricane.

We started by distracting the boys with a cupcake contest.




Here's some damage from our street.



We decided to head north after news of the power outage came in. Here is part of the convoy of electical help we passe on I-45. What a glorious sight!

What God has done

It would be wrong not to start sharing what God has done for us through this crazy hurrication..

Our house took no damage, except for a little roof stuff

Our cars took no damage

We had ways and means to get out when it got too tricky to stay home

We have friends who helped find us a hotel, took a day off of work to help us settle in, and provided some "pantry restocking" funds after grilling our freezer full of meat for almost 2 hours.

Free internet access at the hotel

2 boys who have exhibited unmistakable flexibility on this adventure, using good manners all the while

Dog and mother in law have not eaten each other alive in the process

So many offers of help from friends all around

Great credit to shoulder the burden until we get things worked out

Extended family time that is fun


And that's just what I can think of off the top of my head

It's Wednesday

So, today is the day we decide which direction to take... stay in Dallas one or two more nights or drive 5 hours to my parents house. Power is slowly coming back on. It could happen any minute, or it could be days more.

It's just tough not knowing which way it'll go. And after a lot of prayer and waiting, still don't know the right thing to do. Maybe this is one of those "either option is fine" situations.

It's Tuesday...

... and still no power at our house. Looks like another night in Dallas. We'll decide tomorrow if we should head south to my parents house in New Braunfels.

We had a nice visit to the seminary campus in Ft. Worth today. The boys got a couple of Bible lessons about the various sculptures around the place. Both of them have been real angels through all this.

Tonight, it's another few hours of Rock Band with Brett and Kim. Yes, I will post pictures. I am so happy for good friends and great kids and God's blessings to my family. I'll probably take some time and list them in a future post. Right now, it's time for a little nap

The Aftermath

Well, Ike certainly has made his mark. My family and I are currently having a "hurrication" up in Dallas while they try to get power up and running back home. The good thing is I'm keeping a photo journal that I will share after power gets back on.

Until then, keep praying for the power company to get their jobs done.