Monthly Archives: August 2005

Early Damage Reports - Updated

August 29, 2005 – 9:31 pm

The Sun Herald is reporting that many familiar landmarks in Biloxi are completely gone as a result of hurricane Katrina. The strength of the storm is evidenced by reports that some of the casino barges were lifted off of their moorings and onto land. These are multi-story buildings built on football field sized [...]

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Katrina Watch - Updated

August 29, 2005 – 11:45 am

We spoke to the Leavengoods early this morning and they were doing well. They are about thirty-five miles inland over by Mobile, AL. Since then, however, we have been unable to make contact with them because the phone circuits are all busy.
I just saw Jim Cantore’s latest report on The Weather Channel. [...]

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Dog Daze

August 28, 2005 – 11:44 pm

Today was Dog Daze at the Chattanooga Market. We went there after church to specifically look at Australian cattle dogs (a.k.a, blue heelers). The ACD rescue here in town was one of the sponsors of the event. On Friday I spoke to the director and he told me about three dogs that [...]

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Watching Katrina

August 27, 2005 – 11:04 pm

Our family will be glued to the TV and the web tomorrow as hurricane Katrina bears down on the Gulf Coast. Pamela’s parents, grandmother and sister and brother-in-law are all down there (plus many family friends). Her folks evacuated once before and came up to stay with us, but so far they are [...]

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Learning at the Dinner Table

August 27, 2005 – 3:53 pm

For a long time Isabel has been participating in our dinner blessing. It started with holding hands when we prayed. Then after a while she began to say, “Amen,” though it actually sounds more like “men.” Now, for the last week she has been folding her hands and bowing her head. [...]

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