Hurricane Camille

Karen on June 15th, 2011

This past weekend, I traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the 20th Annual Southern Christian Writers Conference.  I attended several nice workshops and met some wonderful folks.  It was truly a blessing. I decided to enter my Parents magazine article, “Nathan’s Wonder Slide,” in the conference writing contest.  On Saturday, I learned my entry won first [...]

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Karen on August 17th, 2010

[This is a re-run of a post from last year.  Today is the 41st anniversary of Hurricane Camille.] August of 1969 could be described as a month of turmoil and rebellion.  The Vietnam War was in full swing, provoking protests in the streets and heated disagreements at the dinner table.  The infamous Charles Manson cult [...]

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[Click here for Part I, Part II, and Part III.] We began to hear rumors that everything near the beach was completely destroyed – restaurants, casinos, historic buildings, even the beautiful beachfront mansions. With no television and limited radio, it was hard to know whether or not there was any truth to these claims.  Soon, [...]

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[Click here for Part I and Part II.] Finally, the wind slowed enough for us to try to make our way back home. Cut off from all communication (even our cell phones no longer functioned), we wondered what we would see as we emerged from the boarded up house in Quail Ridge.  The Ford Expedition, [...]

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[Click here for Part I.] August 28-29, 2005 The wind blew briskly as we climbed out of our SUV at Granny’s house in Quail Ridge. Our girls, Natalie and Michelle, were fine with evacuating, but Steven, like his father, wasn’t keen on the idea.  If he could have had his way, we would be riding [...]

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