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Rebecca Teti is married to Dennis and has four children (3 boys, 1 girl) who -- like yours no doubt -- are pious and kind, gorgeous, and can spin flax into gold. A Washington, DC, native, she converted to Catholicism while an undergrad at the U. Dallas, where she double-majored in …
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Robyn Lee is a 30-something, single lady, living in Connecticut in a small bungalow-style kit house built by her great uncle in the 1950s. She also conveniently lives next door to her sister, brother-in-law and six kids ... and two doors down are her parents. She received her undergraduate degree from …
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Kate Lloyd is a rising senior, and a political science major at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. While not in school, she lives in Whitehall PA, with her mom, dad, five sisters and little brother. She needs someone to write a piece about how it's possible to …
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As a wife and mother, writer and speaker, Lynn Wehner challenges others to see the blessings that flow when we struggle to say "Yes" to God’s call. Control freak extraordinaire, she is adept at informing God of her brilliant plans and then wondering why the heck they never turn out that …
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What Would You Take?

If you had to evacuate your home in minutes, what would you grab?

This past weekend, my mom and I visited Southern California and spent Saturday at Disneyland.  I hope to share a few photos of our trip this week, but today, a more serious topic is on my heart.

As you’ve likely heard, horrific wildfires are ravaging Southern California this week.  The picture you see here was taken at Disneyland on Saturday - although we were a safe distance from the fire, the sky over Disneyland had an apocalyptic hue and ash “rained” down on us all day.  It felt sort of wrong having so much fun when I knew that a few miles away, families’ homes were being destroyed.

The experience of being so close to the fires reminded me once again that we all need to have good plans in place for dealing with emergencies.  Do you have a family fire safety plan?  Have you reviewed your homeowners’ insurance policy to make sure your coverage is up to date?  Have you done a home inventory?

All weekend long, the news stations carried non-stop broadcasting of the fires.  They showed families being evacuated from their homes with a moments’ notice.  Most of them only had a few minutes to grab one or two items and run.

The coverage led us to have a long conversation about what we would grab from our homes if we only had five minutes to leave.  My mother and father have all of their important papers in a metal file box, so my mom said she would grab that box and the CDs of scanned family photos.  I’m still trying to make up my mind what I’d grab, which tells me that I have some business to take care of in readying our home in the event of a disaster.

If you were given five minutes to leave your home and knew you could lose everything material in your life, what would you take with you?  Have you had to evacuate your home due to a fire or storm?  What advice can you share with our Faith and Family friends for making sure we keep our families safe and protected?


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