Let's Prepare

This cartoon is ssssoooo Jimmy and myself, especially last year when we found ourselves putting up our old metal shutters at night. You really find out how grounded your marriage is when you are carrying heavy metal pieces in the dark and trying to hold them up on the house while holding a flashlight between your teeth to see. I’m not sure who cursed more, me or him, or possibly the neighbors trying to sleep to the sound of our electric screw gun. You know I am only kidding about the cursing, of course, and now we have the best hurricane shutters on the market and all we have to do is close them and run for the hills of Georgia, Tennessee or North Carolina. Personally, I’m not sure our marriage could have taken one more year of the other shutters without devastating consequences, so we already feel more prepared.

Just like we prepare for anything else in life I believe we need to be prepared for hurricanes when you choose to live in the state of Florida and Dr. Steve Lyons, the Tropical Weather Expert has some great ideas on getting ready in advance. His blog is on the Weather Channel, he is forecasting 17 named storms, including 9 hurricanes and 5 major (Category 3+) hurricanes. Check it out and see what he recommends in preparing this early in the season, it is titled: Here It Comes!

Discover Your Design has taught me that I am designed for development so that explains why I like to pass on whatever information I may have on anything that I value such as the Bible, DYD, marriage, raising children, and yes even hurricanes. I do not claim to be the “expert” on these subjects but as I acquire information I like to pass on to anyone that may want to know. For many years I kept all the hurricane information to myself because people just were not interested but now everyone is asking me questions and I find when you have the opportunity to live out your design it is very rewarding.

I am receiving e-mails from some of you who want to be sure to be included on our calling list for Hurricane Preparedness to help our singles and elderly and I will be calling some of you that were on our list from last year to see if you will still be available this year. I will keep you posted on the information we will be putting together for any upcoming storm preparation and please give me any input or ideas you may have so that we can be better prepared for 2006. There is always a great sense of community during these times so let's see if we can begin to get others involved too.


Donella Gallo
"Empress" of Hurricanes