It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

摘要

As I reflect on this past year, many of you will recall that my home was hit by 1 of the 17 tornados that touched down in north Texas on April 3.1 must admit this has been the most challenging life experience I have yet endured. Following the event, my daughter and I shared a hotel room for 73 days. We eventually were able to relocate to a rental home, but have had few of our belongings with us during the past 8 months. Battles with insurance and my mortgage company assured me that as a customer, I was not of concern. But despite the stress and frustrations of those who were only concerned about minimizing their obligations to me after this trauma, I had many who stepped in to meet my needs.