Rita

Please pray (in whatever way you do so) for everyone in the projected path. A close family member of Nate's lives in Houston, and isn't evacuating. We're aggrivated by that, because she could have gone to my in-laws in central TX, but didn't feel the need to. Even if she wanted to, it'd be damn near impossible to now, as the roads out are deadlocked. Nate and I are thanking our lucky stars, because he almost took a firefighting job last year in Port Lavaca, a coastal port in the path of this storm.

I'm worried sick for all of our TX family and friends, and once again captivated by the weather reports. Part of me wants to be home in TX (our home is in the middle of the state, so not in much danger), but ultimately I just want everyone to be safe.