In 1994, when I was twelve we had the Northridge earthquake. I think it was 6.4 or so. I lived an hour away. I remember waking up screaming because my world was literally shaking around me. We were far enough away to have no damage, just a lot of shaking. My mom went to school at CSU Northridge and I remember walking on campus past a completely collapsed parking structure. One my mom parked in often. She pointed to it and told me never to forget what an earthquake could do. I never did. After that earthquakes would scare the crap out of me. They still do. Sometimes my little sister would come into my room while I was sleeping and shake my bed. I would wake up freaking out that we were having an earthquake and she would start laughing. Oh I hated it!
Earthquakes are no joke to me. I grew up within a couple miles of the famous San Andreas Fault in California for the first 25 years of my life. We have been expecting an 7.0 earthquake for the last 30 years and they just said again that there is a 99.6% chance that a 7.0 earthquake will hit Los Angeles within the next 30 years. When it will be who knows, but I really feel for those people in Haiti. It is hard for me to look at those photos because I know that I might be next relief effort. For me that could become real life.
Please help Haiti in anyway you can. I spent a bit of time studying about Haiti in school the last year and I cannot express how much help this tiny country needs right now.
Craft Hope For Haiti is one way to help out.
Also donate to the American Red Cross.
I hope and pray for the people of Haiti. That they find the strength to deal with the incredible loss and tragedy each person is experiencing. I hope they are able to find a way to find hope for the future.
I contributed on Etsy!!
You must live near me!!
Posted by: Miss Paula | January 25, 2010 at 10:58 AM