> As Hurricane Harvey pounded Texas and impacted friends of ours there, we were also watching Hurricane Irma as it approached Florida. We have quite a few friends, family of friends and our own family in several locations around Florida and Georgia who would be affected by the high winds and torrential rain predicted. We watched the television coverage of both storms as we "sat" in between them and had not a drop of rain, no wind and only one day of cloudiness from the remnants of Irma, and that day was the most pleasant of the whole period
Karen kept in close contact with a bunch of friends and family and all fared pretty well through the storms. We understand how traumatic weather damage can be having been in a tornado in Branson, MO, helped friends recover from a tornado in Windsor, CO, had a house damaged by a flood, another damaged in a hail storm and I was impacted by several hurricanes while I was growing up and another when I was studying for the Bar Exam in 1972 in Richmond, VA. Our forecasters predicted possible impact for us from both storms, but we escaped.
It's a blessing to be in between although I understand Between was impacted by Irma. Confused? Between is a city in Georgia, halfway between Atlanta and Athens and has a population of less than 300. Irma did impact Between between it's landfall in Florida and petering out in Kentucky and Tennessee. Our winter home for the past three years, Madison,Georgia (30 miles southeast of Between), had rain and high winds and there has been loss of power for much of Morgan County persisting to the present time.
Our prayers go out to all those affected by the Hurricanes, for a return to normal, although for many that may take a long time or even a change of residence and a new start. In between, we know that God will see everyone through the storms to a brighter today and an even better tomorrow. Thank You, Lord.
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