Be prepared

So as I may or may not have mentioned before my husband is a volunteer firefighter for our town. This means a lot of sacrifice with family time and just his personal time in general. Which we really would not have it any other way. Well on January 1st just before midnight his pager was beginning to go crazy. He luckily always tells me his calls as he is exiting the home, and this time it was a huge church fire at a local Catholic church not to far from where we live. Since it was a live fire I was also called out to help as part of the ladies auxiliary. This was my first time at a fire scene and I will never forget it. The smell of the smoke that stayed in my clothes, to the priest having this look of defeat on his face. There were so many great volunteers of firefighters that they were able to contain the fire so it did not reach the altar. Which is a true blessing because the Eucharist (sacrament) is kept in a tabernacle and golden container usually somewhere on the altar.
With dozens on the scene and many of our firefighters being members of this church it was really hard to see. They worked hard to contain the fire and minimize damage but they will really have to rebuild and with it being the first day of the new year it was heart breaking to see.

This made me really think about getting my butt moving on making a 72 hour kit....what is this you say? Well its a kit that has things you will need in case of an emergency and you tend to get enough supplies for 72 hours. Our church had members also teach us on a lesson involving a binder or something with all of your important documents you can grab in case of an emergency.

Its best to know what is in your house for insurance purposes and to have said insurance! The church will rebuild and become even stronger. Andrew has been stopped in public and thanked for him helping out. He has been humbled to know he was able to help, and just loves knowing he makes a difference.