Friday, July 4, 2025

Desperate hope

There has been terrible flash flooding two hours west of us and the rain has put the kibosh on the Red White and Buda celebration that was planned. So I’ve been doomscrolling and found this, written by the son of the Sandra Boynton




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  1. This is a 4th to weep for. Thanks for this.

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  2. I saw the same poem on Facebook earlier today and I am glad you are sharing it with a different audience. A beautiful poem...

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  3. I heard this heartbreaking news earlier this evening … I am so sad for the families waiting to have their loved ones found and for all the families that have lost loved one’s. It is all just so terribly sad.
    Tina

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  4. just heard it on the radio, oh Liz this is so sad.....

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  5. Thank you for this, Liz.

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  6. Thank you all ... it's never good when your corner of the world ends up on the national news, as I noted in this post ten years ago when the Blanco River flooded https://imgoingtotexas.blogspot.com/2015/05/safe.html

    This time we are a couple of hours from the worst of the flooding, but we have visited many of the Hill Country towns being mentioned in the news ... and all of us, wherever we may be, weep for the loss of lives and homes

    I continue to invoke the gentle words of Metta, "may all be safe," even while knowing the terrible truth that the lives of so many humans and creatures alike will never be the same

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  7. When we first considered moving to Texas, we knew we wanted to live in the beautiful Hill Country. I remember my first glimpse of the Guadalupe River; so calm, with its ethereal turquoise color due to the limestone formations. To know that it is now the site of such tragedy simply overwhelms. So many lost and what anguish for the families who wait to find out about their girls.

    Many years ago, we experienced the fear of a flood while camping. We came to New Mexico when our girls were 7 and took our 13 yr old nephew with us camping up in Taos. We were awakened at 3 am by park rangers and told to evacuate, rain was coming down hard and there was a fear of flooding and mud slides; the fear was so strong and it was hard for me to bank it but my husband stayed calm and that helped. We made it down the mountain as did many others, all of us ending up in one of the local restaurants that had opened early. My thoughts and prayers are with all of these families. Marti

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  8. The poem...yes. I took a break from news yesterday but will go look now. Deb G

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  9. LA - just such terrible news. B

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  10. Good morning Liz,

    I was very shocked to read this online before it was on the news here. I always pray for the people and the poor souls. If you're a mother and grandmother, I'm especially shocked. All the best, Katja

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  11. The news from TX is bad and getting worse. It’s terrifying, sad, tragic. And to the extent some of the losses were avoidable, even more tragic. *Dee

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