disaster – Through My Eyes

A Rose Among The Thornes

In the past week, I have watched a lot of videos from our western mountain region. I have seen the angry water that ripped apart the small community of Chimney Rock, the faces of family members searching for loved ones and even animals rushed out of a safe environment.

Was it a natural event or a storm manipulated by man? Shockingly enough, the question has come up, and surprisingly their have been things like cloud seeding that go back to the 50s. It was still a devastating event.

Sometimes, in the midst of a briar patch of thornes, you can find a single rose that survives, and this story has one as well. Sometimes, that single rose turns into a garden. The rose is the people themselves from the first feet on the ground, the National Guard, to the large outpouring of volunteers. Most surprisingly are the mountain people themselves. Despite their own great loss, they turned and helped their neighbors and strangers. They were one heart beating together for survival. The beauty of this rose is a lesson to mankind. We should not be so hardened to our own lifestyle that we neglect the needs of others.

Obviously, there was little support from the government, but there was a surprise visit by President Trump. It’s not political it’s just hearts joining hearts.

Our mountain families are going to continue to need our support for months to come. The one thing you can do now and daily is pray for them.

Have a blessed day.

Urgent Need…How You Can Help Western North Carolina

If you have been on Facebook, Instagram,Tiktok, or any number of social media platforms, you now know what has happened to western North Carolina.

While a lot of people want to go to the mountains and physically help, they are asking people to stay away for safety reason to let emergency personnel and authorized organizations that are equipped to help enter those regions.

You can, however, donate to legitimate organizations that can quickly get those funds in use for needed supplies for those affected areas. Here is an article that lists some of those agencies:

https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2024-09-29/hurricane-helene-in-the-carolinas-how-to-help-donations-and-resources?fbclid=IwY2xjawFnYSdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWmXl2oEn0-_tAltTeKYLo5NbIWFYWa0ibHhvngHk3kAO78qnfPRegyHYg_aem_25CdP5ijcsW4aDOrpHiq5g

I will start a list of my own and post any additional links that can be verified. Beware of scamners, but you can also donate on gofundme sites.

Stay safe, but donate. Surviving this tragedy could depend on you.

Please like and share this information with as many people as possible.

If you want to help a specific area, contact the city manager’s office of that town.

Act now to help western North Carolina.

Mountain Tears

My husband and I drove to our city park to see how high the river was here.

Already higher than normal, we’re wondering how long it will be before the flood waters of the mountains trikle down.

We have had a 100-year flood here, but what we felt here was just a tear drop compared to what the western part of our state has been hit with.

While we send lots of prayers to all families in these devastated areas, we also know these are strong-willed people who will build back. The towns that have been lost will be better, bigger and more beautiful than before. They have the spirit of eagles and the strength of bears. It won’t be today, it won’t be next week or even next year but one day they will be able to breathe a sigh of relief again.

Here are a few of my pictures in tribute to our beautiful mountains.