When Dorothy awoke after a tornado tore through her home, she realized she and Toto were not in Kansas anymore. But for a lot of people in the South, they did not wake up to a magical land filled with witches, talking tin men, walking scarecrows, and singing lions. Unfortunately, people found ruin and destruction with every turn of a corner. Now, thousands of people have to start the rebuilding process. It is a shame to have to start afresh when not by personal choice, but due to the choice of Mother Nature...
Of course, it got me thinking... Where do you start the rebuilding process? How do you even know where to begin when so much of what you know how been destroyed? Does an event that is as destructive as the tornadoes were, leave such a scar that you pick up and start somewhere new, free of all memories of what you lost? Do you try to recreate the home and community to be what is was before, as you remember it? Or do you start from scratch, leaving behind the memories of the familiar, and push towards something new and fresh? How do we even begin to put ourselves in the shoes of the people who are struggling with these questions...
Out thoughts are with all of those affected by the devastating tornadoes. Your ruby slippers are your strength and courage.
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