Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Hold on and brave the storm...
The storm keeps her up—"Hold me close." With every gust of wind against the shutters outside their window, she holds him tighter. His arms, heavy with sleep, pull her into him. As the rain grows louder, and the lightning crackles in the night sky, her hand grips the collar of his white t-shirt. Half-asleep, she invisions the storm touching down, destroying houses, churches, and roads along its charted path. All they had built together, suddenly scattered debris. She shudders, fully awake now—"Hold me so we are not torn apart. Hold me until the storm passes. Hold me."
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a little list i came up with of "must haves" during severe storms such as the one described in your blog:
MUST have:
portable radio, torch, spare batteries;
first aid kit and manual, summer sausage, goggles, and strong plastic bags; glowstick, poprocks, and
plastic sheeting, timber strips, fudge, hammer and nails (for temporary repairs) beef jerky and scented candles. never ever forget the rum.
storms are scary....but during those times people become the closest and become stronger for what they have overcome. we all work together to get through...hopefully friends and enemies come together during hard times. if you hold on tight you will make it through the night with the things that are most important to you.....the beef jerky and the rum, obviously.
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