Note: Originally written mid-March 2002

April Showers?

They may bring "May flowers", but March rains bring flooding. A rain so desperately needed kept on coming today. Poor drainage in our town caused alot of early flooding on the streets, thus canceling school.
My son's first response to that is not as you would think. When I was 15, if they canceled school, I would have headed back to bed. My kids know it's time to get up and go out , prepared to work. Around here, while snow cancelations may mean fun in the white stuff, high waters mean someone needs your help. It goes without saying. Many small homes and trailers along the little river are prone to flooding, as are the homes in the poor drainage area in town. How do we help you ask? Bail water? No, though we sure wish. Mostly what people do to help one another, is move valuable items to the 2nd story if possible. If this isn't possible, we'll help load it into borrowed pick ups or whatever. Anything we can do.

This morning, before full daylight, the scanner we have in the house was telling which roads had water on them. I and a couple of older kids set out. Already, neighbors were helping neighbors, strangers in passing, lending a hand. It's just what we do. No one has to ask.
This was actually the easy part of our day. Late in the afternoon, it became apparent that the river was still rising to dangerous levels even though the rain had ceased and the road waters had receded a bit. Most of the homes along the river are poor homes and trailers. These people don't just stand to loose a little carpeting or a few possesions. They chance losing their homes. All you can do at that point is move out what you can, and pray about the rest.

The waters though are not the only flooding that will take place. A flood of people drive around the streets, down near the river looking for anyone who might need their help. Total strangers they may once be, but friends before too long. Whether it be moving items, or offering to drive the family somewhere to wait out the waters.
I live just a little way away from the river, about the equivilancy of a block, but there is quite an uphill road between it and us. The trailers down next to the river, had perhaps 20 ft between them and the water when I came in at 9:00 p.m. Hopefully, the river will end it's rise during the night, and tomorrow will bring us all back together again to move belongings back to their rightful places.

Through the night though, I keep an ear on our scanner, to hear if perhaps someone in a not so low lying area may need a friend. It's just what we do. April showers may bring "May flowers", but March rains bring a flood...of friendship.

Lots of Links

The scent of Spring" is everywhere.
"Sniff the Air"

A FEW THINGS TO PASS ON TO SOME FRIENDS.
An I would like to take a moment right now and thank those of you who last week sent me a couple of special pages I featured. I had said send them to a very special friend, and got all misty when I saw them in return in my own mailbox.

"Bee-ing Thankful"
"Every Mile"

This one is so pretty."Riversongs"
So wonderful to have someone to turn to.
"Turn to You"
If I Could Catch a Rainbow"

PEACEFUL
A couple of beautiful pages to just sit back and enjoy.
"Heart's Reverent"
"Time"

MUSIC LINKS
"Lasher's Midi's"
"Great Dreams Music site"


SOMETHING SWEET
This is a little poem close to my heart.
"Mother's Shadows"

FOR YOU AND THE LITTLE ONES
These two links are for the little ones in your life. The first was a true God-send. My youngest loves to learn and we rapidly run out of workbooks and such for her. There are links on here that have printable workbook pages on it. Also so much else!! The 2nd is a good place with also for the youngest set.
"Little Links"
"Kidzonks"

SOMETHING UNIQUE
Always on the lookout for that unique link, a friend sent me this one. A whole new way to look at Zodiac signs.
"Native American Zodiac"

PEACE IN HIM
Oh, the security and peace in knowing that
"Someone Cares"
A very beautiful peaceful page with 2 poems. "Hope and a Promise of Love"


A LITTLE MORE FUN
Click on the fuzzies, listen to the music and see if you can guess the tv show it came from.
"Tv Shows"

New Feature....Young Unicorns