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Beep Boop Beep, Just One Door = Progress

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

I am a doer, a strategizer. When I’m presented with a problem my brain goes in to this weird computing mode. If it was a 1970s SyFy show there would be little lights blinking and beep, boop, beep sounds going off all while a motorized, monotone voice repeatedly said “computing”. Then the plan of action … Continue reading Beep Boop Beep, Just One Door = Progress

Our Current State, Plus A Few More Fire Engines

July 12, 2018July 13, 2018

I’ve been writing this in my head for weeks. There’s actually a file called “writing” on my computer that's well over 2,000 words, were I’ve started it several times. Each time is different. Sometimes the writing is fueled by anger, sometimes despair, sometimes exhaustion. It’s taken several weeks, but this is the first time I’ve … Continue reading Our Current State, Plus A Few More Fire Engines

Dear Yoga, I’m Sorry by Chris

February 5, 2018

This weekend will mark the anniversary of our house fire, truly a life event that propelled us onto a completely different course and altered the timeline of our lives. I haven’t written in a long while. Harvey happened and my entire city felt like I had been feeling for 8 months, lost and sad and … Continue reading Dear Yoga, I’m Sorry by Chris

Dear California, There is Hope by Chris

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

One thing I learned in therapy during the last 8 months is when there is tragedy, no matter the cause, the emotional response is always the same. During Harvey I knew how the victims felt, not because our house flooded, but because I know what it feels like to loose everything suddenly. I know what … Continue reading Dear California, There is Hope by Chris

A Photography Project From My Heart by Chris

September 13, 2017

Before the fire I wasn't sure I'd be continuing with photography in the same scope I had done in the past. My heart wasn't there. It had become work. I was frustrated and tired. As I dug through the rubble of my home, I entered what was left of my office and searched for my … Continue reading A Photography Project From My Heart by Chris

When Panic Attacks by Chris

September 11, 2017September 13, 2017

I thought I was done with panic attacks. It really has been months since I last had one. If I think on them hard enough I can still feel the remnants of the feelings, they linger in my mind and in my heart. After a very full day of volunteering I received the following email. … Continue reading When Panic Attacks by Chris

Houston Strong, Texas Proud by Chris

September 2, 2017

We spent five days sitting in our house waiting for tragedy. Honestly after you experience tragedy, there’s a part of you that’s always expecting it again. I watched people get off boats both in person and on TV and while most of them are smiling, there is an instant where there is a blank stare. It’s … Continue reading Houston Strong, Texas Proud by Chris

Oh, Hey Hurricane Harvey

August 28, 2017

Bill and I had a big weekend planned this weekend exploring areas of our state we had never seen. We were going to spend Friday going to see the George W Bush Presidential Library and then spend the evening with friends in Bryan, TX. Saturday morning we were heading to Waco to see the mammoth … Continue reading Oh, Hey Hurricane Harvey

With Glad and Sincere Hearts by Chris

August 3, 2017

I have been trying to write about this for a while now. There are a lot of emotions attached to this experience, there’s a lot of pain and hurt and guilt and all the things I’ve written about thus far. They are the things that take time to work through, the things you have to … Continue reading With Glad and Sincere Hearts by Chris

Unforced Rhythms of Grace by Chris

June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

Noise is hard. Drama is hard. One of my favorite TV shows is The Walking Dead. I have a slight fascination with zombie based lore. Our fire was on a Friday, the new season premiered two days later on Sunday. I haven’t been able to watch a single episode. Watching a show that places me … Continue reading Unforced Rhythms of Grace by Chris

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On February 10th, 2017 we watched our home burn. In June 2018 our builder walked off the job. We started this blog back in February 2017 to both help us process, share our story, share the beauty we've experienced in the midst of tragedy and hopefully help someone else.

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We promise that it will not always be kosher, or ‘politically correct’ or PG13.

We promise that we will share our hearts and what God is doing within them.

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If you're new to our blog there are a few posts that kind of explain what happened and where this all started:

-The Day I Watched My Nightmare Part 1 by Chris

-The Day I Watched My Nightmare Part 2 by Chris

-Smoke Chokes But Fire Breathes Part 1 by Bill

-Smoke Chokes But Fire Breathes Part 2 by Bill

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Thank You

These are a list of companies and organizations who have stepped out in our hour, day, week, month of need. They have gone over and above. We feel the very least we can do to thank them is list them here.

Rios Brickworks
Experimac West Houston
TOMS
Zappos
Freebirds Cutten Road
Champion Forrest Baptist
Chick-Fil-A Jones Road
JoyBird Houston

Links

I feel SUPER awkward posting this here, but so many have asked and I thought this would be the most direct way. Dear friends have started a go fund me which is just shocking to me, but here's the link
https://www.gofundme.com/stronger-than-firerebuilding

More than money or things, what is helping us most through this is the love of friends, family and strangers. When we're at our lowest we read through message of encouragement that people have texted, sent on IG or FB. Thank you for those.

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  • Dear Yoga, I’m Sorry by Chris

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