Living high on a ridge in the Ozarks has some advantages – and some drawbacks. In the last twenty four hours, we have had six inches of rain. Since we live about 100’ above the Spring River, we have not been seriously affected by the rainfall. In fact, we relish the thought of the upcoming spring season approaching with a below surface reservoir of water to see us through the demands on our well from fresh plantings. Since we have no basement and the house is well drained anyway, the structure is not threatened by rising water. We also have the contentment of absolute privacy.
That privacy is a result of flooding on the bottom road which follows the river course. We are unable to get out and other traffic can not get in. The view out the office window is now of a huge lake. Roughly a half mile across, it is both inconvenient and beautiful in an eerie sort of way. We had previously made preparations for emergencies of a varied nature and are enjoying the fruits of our planning. Our greatest concern is not for ourselves but rather the neighbors and their livestock.
This evening a power outage interrupted the delightful evening we were enjoying with some visitors from Arizona. In an all electric house, one loses heat, water, cooking and all the other conveniences one believes one cannot live without when it stops functioning.. The greatest problem I faced was being unable to post for you. We are not soliciting sympathy but rather are just grateful that we are no more bothered by these events than other normal happenings. It’s all part of acceptance. It’s now after midnight, the electric is back on and all's right with the world, but the water remains.
I shall ask your forbearance to await a more interesting post to come and pray you are on high ground and safe tonight.
In His abiding love,
Cecil Moon
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Cecil and Jan (and guests from the desert)
Glad to hear you are high and dry.
When I heard about the rains down there I thought of you, not knowing exactly your location.
btw do you get mail from Garland Schnack? If you do I am sure you enjoyed the cartoon he sent recently of the new housing plan for New Orleans. I chuckled and chuckled again as I thought of it when I read this entry. You know you will be close to "arkifying" when you can fish out your office window.
Blessings and stay dry,
Matt
Greetings from our new home, back home again,
On this day almost a week after this post I hear news of more rain and flooding to our south! I pray good and dry tidings for you and yours!
In the meantime we in the UP of MI are upward of 260 inches of snow for the season in our area. It snowed on Resurrection Day and every day since with forecast of snow for the next week. There is still a 30- 42-inch base for snowmobile and cross-country ski trails. The downhill ski slope across the water from us is on the south side and it is down to a 24-inch base but the skiers are still going up and down.
In Florida friends have been experiencing rough seas for fishing and the same for my son off Whidbey Island where he and his wife live and work. I have not heard from loved ones about the seas off Maine’s coast of late. I will have to write and ask how the sea fares.
I have a dear friend that is enjoying cherry blossoms and warm spring weather! My in-laws say they are having a hot dry sping in Texas near the Mexico boarder. My son is experiencing “hot like an oven heat” while serving his country in places unknown to me.
The Good Lord’s creation is amazing!
Adrienne
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