You’re Changing Lives. Yep. You.

Enough time has passed now since Nashville's 1000-year flood last month that it's starting to feel like things are returning to normal.The mounds of trash ripped from flooded homes and dumped outside all have been picked up, sorted, and taken... (Continue reading)

You Have to See It to Believe It

I just came across this video and had to share it with you. Since my power was out when the flood got really bad, I hadn't even seen this coverage of what my community looked like after the rains had... (Continue reading)

Life Goes On

Life goes on, even in the face of a devastating flood- which means that I found myself at the beginning of the week with a column due. A column I didn't feel like writing.I drove an hour across town to... (Continue reading)

Just a Few of Thousands of Amazing Stories from the Flood

I told you that I had heard some amazing stories of bravery and heroism during the recent flood- and that’s saying something, since communication continues to be primarily through word of mouth in this part of Nashville.Both of the stories... (Continue reading)

Worse Than Anyone Could Have Imagined

Read part one here.The heavy rains began again early Sunday morning. We all woke to booming thunder and bright lightning and we settled in for another day of foul weather. I turned on the television and watched live flood coverage... (Continue reading)

The Nashville Flood

And, the rains came down.

As you've probably figured out, we've had an up close and personal seat to the Nashville Flood.

What? You've not heard of it?

Nashville, TN is under water, but you'd never know it looking at the... (Continue reading)

The Beginning

On Saturday, we knew something was wrong.A friend from work had come over early Saturday morning to help my husband construct an outdoor playset for the kids. It was raining hard and lightning was flashing, so they began working on... (Continue reading)

We Made It

Yes, it was as bad as you heard on the news. For the last few days, my neighborhood has been surrounded by this. (Behold! The friendly Publix down the road!) We were literally trapped in Bellevue (a community of Nashville),... (Continue reading)