What has brought me encouragement

In the midst of all of this, here is what has encouraged me:

• Talking on the phone to just about anyone I know from New Orleans. And I don't like to talk on the phone.
• Churches and Christians that want to help.
• 1 John 4. Especially the verse that says, "if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us."
• Finally seeing the aerial photo of my house on Sunday. Even though you really can't tell hardly anything from the picture. That didn't matter. I saw my house.
  
• Music. Especially Coldplay's "Fix You," Mat Kearney's "Renaissance," Chris Tomlin's "How Great is our God," and U2's "Beautiful Day."
• Partcipating in the live online fantasy football draft on Thursday night with Laura and Keith.
• Visiting my alma mater, Southeastern Bible College last Friday.
  
• Our friends Jeremy & Christa with whom we are staying. They cried with us when we found out that my Dad was okay.
  
• Sleeping next to Crystal.
• Playing Super Tecmo Bowl on Jeremy's NES last night.
  
• Sam.