May 07 2010
We Are All Wet
OK, yes, I know this blog is supposed to be funny or entertaining or something like that.
If you missed it on the news, much of Nashville, the place I call home, was buried in what is being referred to as a 500-year flood. I think that means a flood that comes once every 500 years, but if you saw the place, you’d swear it’d been raining for 500 years straight.
This is no laughing matter. It’s one thing if you live in a flood plain and have flood insurance. Not good, but not as bad. But this flood went to places no one ever dreamed of needing flood insurance. I have some very close friends that have lost homes. Ours was OK, but it was a while before I was able to travel back to see it.
So, please pray for the good folks in Nashville.
As with many disasters, one of the really cool things is that friends and neighbors come out of the woodwork. One friend made a trek into town to get some badly needed supplies when his phone rang. His wife was on the phone telling him he needed to get home. She said, “You wouldn’t believe it, there are some 30 people here helping out, and they brought a giant smorgasbord of food.”
Human beings may do some pretty stupid stuff from time to time, but when called upon, when the need is obvious and apparent, we often see the very best of people. Thank God.
I’ve heard that to help fund disaster relief efforts, Taylor Swift will donate $500,000. Ke$ha, a Nashville native, will play a benefit show on June 16th. I’ve also heard that the Country Music Association will contribute half the proceeds from the CMA Music Festival to relief efforts.