At Day 6, the highway and the other major routes were repaired.
On Day 8, Vine Road in Wasilla was reopened. The Briggs Bridge in Eagle River, which was closed due to foundation issues from the quake, reopened as well.
In our house, we've cleaned up the damage from the big shaker, but continue to find glass shards in the floor, in drawers and cabinets and ...
I continue to find more cracked drywall; some of the cracks are significant. But there's no structural damage at all, which is frankly astounding.
All around us are homes with cracked foundations, collapsed ceilings, and a large number of businesses in the downtown area are closed indefinitely. Some may never reopen.
People are still stressed and anxious. But signs of mental and emotional recovery are everywhere: strangers meet and talk about their experiences. People are friendlier and more open.
We will recover. But it's going to take awhile.
Psalm 22:27-28: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he ruleth among the nations.”
8 comments:
So good to hear the hose was just "shaken, not stirred"!
I remember the same reactions from people who'd been hit by tornadoes or bad storms back in Illinois, and the same reactions from the few "big ones" I rode out in SoCal.
Must be a universal need among people to share the trauma.
Good to hear your abode is sound.
Praise God, Reverend. Glad to hear so many repairs are going well this time of year.
Hope the cracking drywall stops.
God bless.
Glad to hear on the whole all is well with you.
The one thing often not accounted for in significant disasters like this are businesses. You are right - some of them probably will not return.
I'm thankful for God's protection over you and yours.
Thank you, all.
That's good news! Things are replaceable, people aren't.
Exactly right, NFO. The broken stuff is just ... stuff.
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