At exactly the time this joyous and jubilant photo was taken, a community in Texas was watching families, their 8-year-old girls, their homes and their lives being washed down the Guadalupe River.
My nephew went to work at 4:30 am that night near the river and ended up heroically saving a family whose house was washed off its foundation and flooded by rising waters - waking them up and carrying kids through waist deep water to safety. It was a fluke that he woke up early and decided to get an early start on the day. 100 people have died and many more have lost their homes and been traumatized. Our leaders in Washington are full of excuses.
It is all so tragic, I only hope there can be more awareness throughout our country of what is happening, and that we all realize we need to stand together for what is right and good.
My nephew went to work at 4:30 am that night near the river and ended up heroically saving a family whose house was washed off its foundation and flooded by rising waters - waking them up and carrying kids through waist deep water to safety. It was a fluke that he woke up early and decided to get an early start on the day. 100 people have died and many more have lost their homes and been traumatized. Our leaders in Washington are full of excuses.
Sharla, amazing that your nephew was able be in the right place at the right time. What an act of courage. If he runs for Congress, I'll vote for him.
It is outrageously horrible.
Heartbreaking and infuriating.
It is all so tragic, I only hope there can be more awareness throughout our country of what is happening, and that we all realize we need to stand together for what is right and good.