An update to my earlier post. My parents, who live in Palm Beach County, got power restored at 10:30pm. After 9 days of cold showers (yes, grateful to have water), and meals delivered by the Red Cross, the lights have come on.

I know, there’s worse hardship. Their home is undamaged, they are well, they have water to drink and food to eat. But as I said earlier, there is no reason for this. Having power lines dangling in the breeze is insane in a place like Florida. It’s a dumb idea in most places, but that’s another story. Power lines belong underground. The loss of productivity, school closing, and hardship on people–many are elderly with medical problems–is uncalled for. And mostly preventable.

But amen, and thank you Lord, for lighting Florida once again.