Today is the 40th Anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Camille on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The "benchmark" storm for nearly four decades was hailed as the standard by which Mississippi prepared itself for future storms. In twelve days, we will mark another anniversary for another storm that, very traumatically, reminded us that we never know what lies ahead for us. That was Katrina's lesson - not to be stuck in the past, because we can't see what may be coming next.
For these next few days, I'm planning to post a series of pictures that I have from Katrina, some of the thoughts I recorded during my time on the coast, and some of my thoughts now. The time since Katrina is only one-tenth that since Camille, but we're forgetting some of the things we saw.
While I don't hope that you "enjoy" this series, I do hope it will give you pause, to be thankful for the blessings we have enjoyed, and continue to enjoy...and a prayer for those life-lessons yet to be learned.
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