What a People!
The gulf coast is not just home for tragedies and crises. It’s the home of incredible people! In 2004 numerous hurricanes struck Florida and the northern gulf coast including Hurricane Ivan. Other areas suffered greatly too particularly with Hurricane Jeanne. 2005 brought more destruction with numerous communities all along the coast from Central America to […]
July 15, 2010
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Leo Denton · 
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Tags: Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Faith, Hurricanes, J. Steven Picou, Peer listening, Spirit · Posted in: Community, Encouragement, Nature, Oil spill, Positive Energy, Volunteering
Don’t let no Oil Spill Turn You ’Round
Today I was told, “This oil spill’s going to last for the rest of our lives.” Hopefully not, but one thing’s for sure, the human family has storms enough coming and brewing now to fill our lifetimes. “Constant vigilance!” as Mad-eye Moody vowed needs to be our motto too. In the last blog entry, I […]
June 14, 2010
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Tags: African American Spirituals, Hurricanes, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Service, Spirit · Posted in: Encouragement, Endurance, Music, Oil spill
Beached Oil
On Saturday, while doing volunteer beach work, I got a harsh, unwanted kick in the pants. Paddies of foul smelling oil and toxic dispersants were all around me. How toxic to me? … to my wife? … to my children? I don’t know. The birds, crabs, and fish at Katrina Cut have little choice. Two […]
June 6, 2010
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Tags: Cooperation, Dauphin Island, Dolphin, Gulf oil spill, Healing, Horseshoe crabs, Mia Rose, Natasha Bedingfield, Paradise, Polution, Spirit, Unwritten, Wildlife · Posted in: Being real, Community, Music, Nature, Oil spill