Hurricane Katrina

Today is the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's Gulf Coast landfall.
Please take time to pray for the city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. There is still so much suffering there.
On this day 4 years ago, we were sitting in the Officer's Club at Fort Benning (we evacuated to Columbus, GA), trying to eat lunch while watching the news coverage. I was 7 months pregnant with Bull and Gator was almost 3.
So much of our lives changed as a result of this storm (I've blogged about it here, here, and here). I am still moved to tears by God's faithfulness all these years later.
On Tuesday at PWOC, we sang the song Blessed Be Your Name (written by Matt Redman and performed by Tree 63). We sang that song at my parent's church six days after the storm hit, not knowing what - if anything - was left of our belongings. It will forever be connected to that season of our lives. I had to make a conscious choice to praise Him in the midst of all that was happening. He was faithful, and continues to be!
"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord." Job 1:21