Hello Snow. Hello Blizzards. Hello Wind.
Hello Ice. Hello Storm. Hello Old Man Winter. Hello Rain.
Hello Mother Nature. Hello Cold. Hello Broken Trees. Hello Generators.
These are photos of the trees at my parents’ place. It ain’t pretty. It was a long week without electricity for them, and a lot of hard work for my dad- making sure the hogs stay safe, warm and fed; making sure my grandma is okay; and making sure my mom doesn’t pull her hair out.
But, as bad as it is, it’s not Haiti. There are no casualties. There is food. There is a roof over our heads. No one is trapped or lost or missing. I cannot imagine the devastation, the feeling of emptiness and loss they must be feeling. They’d trade places with us any day of the week.
If you’ve taken a daily gift for granted lately, stop and say thank you. You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.
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