Flaming to a Revolution

Today is a day of weird emotions, a day where I flash back to the night I witnessed my families house go up in flames. The day we lost all material possessions and remained glued to one another through love and faith. "You don't really know what you have until it's gone" has always rang especially true to me. As many of you know this vacation I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans in a community that was directly impacted by hurricane Katrina. Never once before the trip did I expect to feel a connection- until speaking to two well known musicians of the area and it hit me, they too knew what it felt like to watch all the pictures and memories of a life long placed be washed away. I'm always grateful for what I have, and often I find myself frustrated in a society where people are continuously wanting more and more. To find an entire community that truly understood what it was like to live off of love, faith, & understand such a deep level of thanks was refreshing and brought more healing than I ever could explain. Today I will not dwell on what was or was lost but I will
Be thankful for all I have and remain faithful for what is to
Come. No one is granted tomorrow, live today.

Thanks to these amazing musicians for sharing their own personal testimonies as to how Katrina affected their lives. Their passion for music and New Orleans is powerful.

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