I've never personally been affected by a natural disaster. I lived through Hurricane Isabelle years ago. It was intense, but the destruction I'm seeing in Joplin is beyond anything I've ever seen.
We lived in Joplin for 3 1/2 wonderful years. Great memories were made, life-long friendships have continued and it breaks my heart to see what a single catastrophy can do to a community.
I ache for them.
So far, our friends are alive and well, of which I am so thankful.
What makes my heart swell is what people will do to help in a crisis. It's happened over and over in this country. People genuinely want to help other people in need.
Chad and I are heading down there with some friends this weekend. We're taking whatever supplies we can collect this week and take them to a shelter that needs them. We'll check on our friends. It's going to be hard to see a town we loved in ruin. I can only imagine what we'll see.
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