hurricanes

Lessons from Katrina

This picture was taken in 2011 just steps away from where our house once stood. I can’t believe it’s been 8 years since that fateful day in August of 2005.  It’s still heartbreaking to think about and August brings back a flood of memories and pain. So many lessons have…


Shelter In Place with Toddlers

Shelter in Place was the buzzword of the 2012 Hurricane season.  I’m not sure where it came from because we used to just call it “riding it out,” which is what happened for every hurricane of my childhood. My first evacuation experience wasn’t until I was a freshman in college,…