Sheltered Lives

As I snuggle under my blankets tonight (thermostat set on 55), I have a new, or renewed attitude about what is essential, about what is truly home, what is necessary, what brings hope, what is too much.

One cannot help such thoughts having seen so many homes destroyed or damaged into uninhabitability, knowing that people have been dispersed to places they had not expected or wanted. My two-bedroom condo now seems so spacious, so solid, so extravagant. Snacking on chocolate while watching t.v. and typing on a laptop: luxurious if not ostentatious.

Tonight my prayers are for the people whose homes were destroyed or made uninhabitiable by Katrina. I photographed many in Mississippi, only a small portion pictured here. My heart goes out to you, and hope that you are safe, and warm, and fed, and with your family. I wish for you a good night's sleep. And a job to go to tomorrow. God has many blessings for you; know that you are not forgotten.