“We are bored!” I heard my two granddaughters call out as they sheltered in our small half bath. “Just a little bit longer!” My husband and son-in-law were holding the back doors shut while my daughter and I held the front door shut against nearly unstoppable wind. My daughter and I took turns running around the house […]
“My daughter was worried. She asked me to evacuate with her. I told her the nursing license I carry means that I have a responsibility to stay and take care of my patients. After I finished my shift that day, I came home to pack my overnight bag. My husband said if you are staying, […]
“Mom, you are driving right into the storm.” My son was half a world away but was tracking the hurricane as I was driving home from a McDonald’s Women Owners Network conference in Atlanta. I was hoping to make it home before the hurricane made landfall. He was right. I pulled over in Eufaula and […]
“Mami, next time let’s build our playhouse out of bricks.” Youthful wisdom gained from the Three Little Pigs. My son is right. Hurricane Michael was the Big Bad Wolf trying to blow our house down. Literally. I sat our three sons in the tub of our downstairs bathroom. Then I heard my husband call from […]
$18. I had gotten an $18 quote for renters insurance exactly one month before the storm hit. But I never called back to finalize my enrollment. One $18 payment and they would have covered all the things that were damaged. We lost a lot. I kick myself everyday about that. Unfortunately for us, our landlord […]