Aida, our former housekeeper, was born in the Philippines. Her sisters and brothers are directly affected by the super-typhoon that hit Tacloban.
The deadly storm, Typhoon Haiyan followed hot on the heels of a 7.2 earthquake that hit Bohol on October 15 and has further devastated the towns and villages of Aida's family and friends.
World catastrophes can make us feel very helpless in the face of such enormous devastation and tumult.
Glancing out the window as I write, I notice the sun is glinting on the rain soaked leaves. It has been that kind of day: torrential rain splattered with bursts of humid, misty sunshine.
And it has been that kind of week in our school and synagogue community.
With celebrations of the highest order and tragedy so deep, we cannot find words to express emotions.
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| From CBS evening News |
With Hurricane Sandy descending on the East coast of the USA over the next 24 hours, we have been busy preparing for the "perfect storm".
In our house it is colliding with the deadline for the first round of college applications. (Nov 1- aaagh!). It is also Halloween and unless you have taken a trip to another planet you probably know it is the last week of campaigning before the US election. At least the 24/7 news shows have something other than the election to talk about....
I am writing this blog after four days without power in our home, as a result
of the most incredible storm on Friday night. It crashed through the Washington
DC area, devastating lives, damaging a lot of property and leaving millions of
people without power in sweltering 100F weather. One of my friends from out of
state texted me asking,
How are you coping?
