WOW! I can not believe the flooding here in IA this Spring!!! It is AWFUL! I could post pictures, but anyone reading this has probably already seen it on the News. My mom works down town Cedar Rapids, and so they were evacuated on Thursday and have no idea when they will be able to go back. There are pictures of a DQ where all you can see is the roof! THE ROOF!! The Paramount Theater (Where the Symphony plays) is flooded up to the sign above the doors. The Tjeck museum is the same way, which makes me sad somehow because I think about all the things in there that had to be collected and are old and irreplaceable. The saddest of course is that people have literally lost their homes!!! I just wrote about flooding in our new basement, but people have lost their entire homes!! My heart just aches for them! I can't imagine that pain. I know it is just material stuff, but honestly memories and relationships are built inside those walls and with that "stuff", and we all need a place to live. Now they will have to seek a place to live with family and friends or in shelters, and we all know, that doesn't feel like "home", and then they have to be thinking when will they be "home" again. The town of Palo is gone. Everybody in the whole town has been evacuated and lost their homes. This is where the Nuclear power plant is, so I wonder how that is doing. Kinda scary! There is no way to get from Cedar Rapids to IA City.....um, unless of course you want to drive all the way to Des Moines first. Then I found out this morning about the levees breaking in Des Moines. Those pictures are awful! So devastating! I am praying that this is the worst of it, and we'll start getting some dry, warm weather, and people can start rebuilding and getting things cleaned up.
My parents' house is alright so far. They had a little flooding, but this was due to the sump pump not being able to work because the electricity was out. My brother was home, and so he was able to get it under control so that nothing was ruined.
Anyway, please pray for all those who are affected by this!
Our Family
Who we are
- The Naths
- Lance and I are the proud parents of three children, Carter-11, Kristina-8, and Jakob-5. We are a Christian homeschooling family living in Northern Iowa. God has and continues to bless us so much! We are a blended family, and I am in awe and just so thankful for His grace, as He has caused our family to "blend" so well! We place Him above all else because without Him willing it, we can't even take our next breaths.
Carter
Carter-11-is mature beyond his years....so much so that when he does do one of those silly kid things, and you think, "What on earth was he thinking?" You kind of have to step back and say, "Oh, yeah, he's only 11!" He has such a deep love for God and a hunger for the things of God. This is so exciting to see! He is so tenderhearted with his younger siblings even when I know he would rather they go someplace else sometimes. Carter loves history and geography, and wants to be quized on these things often, just for fun! He also loves to build with his legos and play board games. Carter is also very musically talented. He has a beautiful singing voice, and he also plays the piano very well. We can't wait to see what God has planned for him
Kristina
Kristina (will be 8 on January 23rd) is the one most people remember from our family. She is a social butterfly, loves to get involved in anything and everything, and she definitely makes herself known wherever we go. She is very articulate, and has a very strong speaking voice for a little girl. She loves making things, from painting, to sewing, to knitting, to cooking. People who come to our house, will always receive a homemade gift from Kristina. She is also an entreprenuer at heart. her brain is constantly going for business ideas. Currently, she is going to sew and make things and sell them online when she grows up, while her husband is in the field. (I guess she plans on marrying a farmer! LOL!) Anyway, her plan might change by next week, so check back. =) She is so tiny. She only looks like she is about 4 or 5, but she has a huge personality! She also loves music and currently plays the piano. She will be getting a violin for her birthday! This is something she has wanted since she was 3! I can't wait to give it to her!! =)
Jakob
Jakob-5 is full of life! He loves to just have fun, and then some more fun, and so all things.. even work, are fun to him. Jakob is all about the journey, and not so much about the destination. He could care less if he loses a game as long as he had fun plying it. He also loves to do manual work. If you have leaves to be raked, or just about anything that uses his hands, he is right there, and he will work hard for you. He loves to build things with any kind of blocks. He often says he is going to be a builder when he grows up. Jakob also loves football. It makes us laugh because he is so young, but he loves it! He also LOVES his big brother Carter! Since Carter is only here every other weekend, Jakob counts the days from when Carter leaves until he comes back again! He gets so sad when Carter has to leave. Overall, Jakob is a happy guy who loves life! Nothing much bothers him.
Siblings
Mama kisses are the best!
Golfers in Training
Daddy's little girl
Lance & Melissa
1 comment:
Don't feel like a dork - I am the one who feels that way and am sorry!
I've been sitting in my chair the last two days watching the live stream on kcrg.com - had a few meltdowns! The stuff is all material - but I can't even begin to imagine what they re all going through.
I did get your invite - I'll have to see what I have going on then :)
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