Holes and Hurricanes

(Lots of trees down and a few things the wind tore up or damaged that need to be replaced. The Barndominium did fine and the outbuildings did okay. We did have some water inside but nothing that couldn't be cleaned up or that caused too much damage. We have a lot of trees down and that will take me most of the winter months to clean up. In good time it will get done)

Each one of these little holes around our windows will always remind me of hurricane Harvey. There is a story behind those holes. I do not like drilling holes into the outside structure of a building. To me it compromises the structure. It creates an area where rust can develop, bugs can get in and water can get in and create havoc on the inside of the structure. Fred knows this too. At 9pm on a Thursday night we found out Harvey was coming in as a Category 4 hurricane. He was coming right in over the top of us. We weren't going to board up the windows. We didn't have the boards or the money to do it. We quickly changed our minds. We went and got some boards. The next morning early we started measuring and cutting Miçhael and I held the boards while Fred put the screws in, it was a family affair... before Fred put the first screw in he looked at me and said are you sure. I nodded, said a prayer and told him go ahead. Those holes helped keep our structure intact with the Lord's help. We didn't have any busted windows. We heard things hit the boards over the windows but no glass broke. We were so thankful we put them up...each time I look at those holes I will remember and be thankful for God and for my family. Today I filled those holes with caulk until we need them again. I guess sometimes we need a tiny hole to keep the whole entire structure intact?

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