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Thanks Mahonri.
Talking of helping the neighbors; I've spent alot of time since the storm trying to help my neighbors who were hit harder than me and I know most folks around here are the same way. I can't do alot and have to take breaks every few minutes as I'm still getting over the heart attack from January, but doing the best I can. There is one thing I love about this Country and the South in general. Neighbors helping neighbors, people helping strangers.
Yesterday I had total strangers in my yard picking up limbs and debris. There is a family from a couple miles up the road I don't get along with because they are a rough bunch (Moonshiners, poachers, just a real mean backward hillbilly family) and I look out and they have their ton flatbed truck in my pasture hauling debris off. When I saw the mean old coot he just grinned, spit his tobacco at one of the guineas, waved and went back to loading.
I gotta tell you, in times like this when I'm heart-broke, tired, hurt and ready to give up is the very times that I sit down and take a break and realize just how darn proud I am to be an American!
The kindness of strangers this week has been so overwhelming. There are things I can't post publicly that members of our BYC family have done and offered to do that has made me sit down and cry with the shock of the generosity. I haven't heard anyone in my little area blaming the government or even God.
I have heard lots of people, myself included, thanking God for sparing our families and giving us the chance to pull ourselves up, dust ourselves off, pull everything together and go on.
Every day with my family is a gift and a blessing.
And to all my BYC family. Thank you. Every note, PM, prayer and other support has been so inspirational to me and so appreciated.
First of all thank you for making me cry!!! Having wonderful neighbors is a beautiful thing. That even your "mean" neighbors would come out to help is a great testament to the fact that people still have some good in them even if we can't always see it. I would so love to move somewhere with a lot more property than what I have now of course so I can have more chickens, etc.... but I can't bear the thought of moving because of my neighbors. I will never be able to find such great people anywhere else I don't think. My next door neighbor tells me if we try to move he will sabotage our house so it won't sell because he doesn't want us to go!!
I think it is a great thing that you are at least trying to help out despite your health. Just take your time and don't overdo it. I sure hope the rest of the BYC members and everyone else there is safe and sound and that you won't see anymore storms. I will continue to keep you all in my prayers.
I agree with Mahonri's statement. I sure hope our government does step up to help out. I also hope that America will step up just like they did for all the people in Haiti! If I was there I would have my work boots and gloves on help you out!! If there is anything that any of us can do to help in any though please let us know. I don't have any fancy eggs or anything but if your just wanting so good ole layers I would be more than willing to ship you some eggs.
God bless you and your family. Take one day at a time and know that God doesn't put any more on us than we can handle!!!!
