Time to count those blessings...

Click this post's headline to find out how you can help with the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts.

I called the American Red Cross at 1-800-HELP-NOW tonight and we did our bit.

I feel a little guilty because when I have had enough, I turn off the tv and try to stop thinking about it. I cannot fathom what it might be like to lose everything and be fighting for my life in sewage-filled streets, battling water-borne diseases and gun-wielding robbers, hunger and dehydration and desperation. I heard a story today of a beautiful 10-year-old boy who sat alone in a shelter, his entire family killed in the disaster. No home, no family, no belongings, no friends, no school, nothing to claim as his own. How does one recover from that? Is it possible? I'm not sure anyone knows.

Hug your families. Tell people you love them. Say a little thank you when you...
wake up in your own bed
eat food from your fridge
take a shower
flush the toilet
brush your teeth
drink clean water
...and so on.

Maybe it takes a disaster like this to remind one just how crucial are the small things we take for granted.

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