Today is much like any other day....much like it was a year ago but I remember rain throughout that day. Nothing made the day stand out until 4:53 p.m. when everything changed.

A year later.. over 1.3 million still without homes. Bodies still being found under the rubble. Emotions still boil and tears roll down faces while the heart races with any little shake of the ground or buildings. So much hurt and pain.

But hope remains. Some folks are better off...oh maybe not financially or in this life but they are now free from fear and live with the hope and great expectations that come from Dad and His promises for the next life.

We remember those who died. We remember how things used to be. We remember those who came to help or sent assistance. We remember the fear and the joys those days wrapped up. We remember feeling helpless but helping anyway. We remember to be thankful for family and friends. We remember to hold our possessions lightly. We remember Who is in charge..and His ways are not our ways.

Remember...