Hi all!
I haven't made a journal entry for about 5 days.
On Friday, went to Marshall's with Amber ( she was off school) and bought a pair of sandals and some van Gogh stationary and then we went to Super Walmart to go grocery shopping. Bill got home about 9:00 pm from work. Went to bed early because I had to work on Sat.

On Saturday went to work on the Orthopedic unit and saw knee and hip replacement patients ; it was a good day at work. I came home and made ravioli's for dinner; the Celentano brand ( in the freezer section ) is very good. The kids' loved them ; I used Newman's Own Marinara sauce with them too. Amber, Bill, and I watched "The Hostage" when the little ones' went to bed. I didn't like it that much and I regret watching it, especially with Amber. It had graphic violence and bad language. As a Christian, I felt convicted watching it. And I also feel such images are not very good to watch.

Sunday we all went to church and we ended up going to the 11:00 service, my mom went too and she sat with us. A lady at church was there with some relatives that evacuated from New Orleans. At the end of the service, I could see members of the congregation go to her and her family ( she had chilidren, I think) and hug her, I wanted to talk to her and meet her and I had this feeling that I wanted to know what her family's needs are so I could help.

Now more than ever I think it is the responsbility of God's people to help the people devastated by this disaster. I feel an obligation to help, so many Christians sit in pews every Sunday listening to sermons on helping others and it is high time we do what we are called by Christ to do. I do think that many churches are rising up and doing their part and I know the media is biased when it comes to religious organizations and this type of help is under- reported. I hope when some of these people relocate to our area, it is the church body that comes along side them to help them in every need they have , from finding housing , finding jobs , finding furniture and clothes, transportation, etc. I hear so many people blaming the government , but the government will NEVER meet all our needs, only GOD can. It breaks my heart to see people suffer at this level and we are considered by the whole world to be a Christian nation. This disaster is going to cost more than $100 billion to fix and my God isn't short of cash. We are His hands and feet. I am sorry if I sound angry, I am not; I am just a frustrated individual that reads and sees these images on the news and I want to help and I am praying to God He puts me in a position to make an impact on a personal level. I am sure there are alot of people out there who want to help and don't know how and so they give money; I want to do more. Please continue to pray for the victims of this tragedy and for workers to continue to rise up and help.

Our church sent about 5 -6 people to work along side "Samaritan's Purse", they took chain saws, money, water, a generator, etc. to Biloxi, MS and worked to help set up a camp to shelter the people who have no homes to go back too.