Thursday night, March 26, 2015, Katrina’s Grace: Wind, Water and Wisdom went to press.
First, my dear friends Donna and Ben Toole and I celebrated a deeply meaningful ritual of release. We crumpled all the pages of the book with covers together so that it was a cylinder, put it in their fireplace on a piece of tin and offered it up to the Universe for its life to begin.
DetailsFor all who have ever helped disaster survivors anywhere, please accept my deep gratitude for what you have done in the form of this poem I wrote for those who had come to help us. Like Magi, You Have Come . . . Sandra Lynn Price Written on the first anniversary of Katrina, published in…
DetailsWhen disaster strikes, concerned people everywhere want to help. Those nearby want to go immediately, chainsaws in hand, garbage bags in hand. It is a wonderful impulse. Sometimes the community can use help immediately; sometimes they need a few days to finish Search and Rescue and to get organized with work orders so that your…
DetailsAmong the most devastating losses to the Mississippi coast in Katrina were the 200-year-old live oaks along the beach highway. Tall, stately, sometimes large enough for a deck high in the tree, sometimes leaning a bit from high winds, but always huge and magnificent.
DetailsFor many years butterflies have been my most deeply meaningful symbol of transformation. Our growth toward fullness of life always involves giving up who we are to become all we have the potential to be. So caterpillars willingly hang from a twig, weave their cocoons, and allow the transformation of their bodies into the exquisite…
DetailsThe first days after a disaster are filled with chaos and discovery after discovery of what we and our neighbors have lost. It is common to be confused, have a hard time making decisions, and wonder what to do. As one who has been there, I offer these first essential actions. In later blogs I…
DetailsDear Readers, this is my prayer for you. Prayer for My Readers Sandra Lynn Price I pray for my readers. I pray that your Spirit will transform my words so that my reader will get what he/she needs from them. I hold my reader in the Light of your Love, in the Dark…
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