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    Katrina: After the Storm
    Katrina: After the Storm
    Katrina: After the Storm
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    Katrina: After the Storm

    By Dianne Langlois Dorsey

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    I love my nursing job and because of my job, I stayed in New Orleans, Louisiana to face Katrina, my worse nightmare. I had never known fear like that before, if I ever needed God it was then. And I never lost faith even in my fear. My biggest dream now is to build a home away from home. A new beginning, which comes from increased suffering, my crying for a year and wondering where were my family members. I now have to redirect myself to a new environment with living conditions I have to adjust too. But one thing I know, God is in my life - past, present, future, and forever. He never changes, and I love him for that; He never left me, even when I left him so many times. You see, Hes been my Husband, mother, father, sister, and brother in my time of need.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMar 28, 2012
    ISBN9781491844649
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      Katrina - Dianne Langlois Dorsey

      © 2012, 2013 Dianne Langlois Dorsey. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 12/06/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4343-1343-0 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-4464-9 (e)

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any Web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Katrina

      Rain Down

      Dedication

      Introduction

      Katrina

      8/27/05 Saturday

      8/28/05 Sunday

      8/29/05 Monday

      Well,Sept.24,2005 Hurricane Rita

      Rita

      Conclusion:

      Katrina

      Katrina! What have you done to me?

      I feel the breeze

      I see the swaying of the trees

      I feel the water on my face

      I must flee this place Hold on, hold on to God’s unchanging hand

      He’ll show up in the face of a man

      Give me your hand, give me you hand

      God has a plan

      You life is in his hand

      On the bridge, on the bridge

      I’ll lay my head, and wonder what’s up ahead

      Hop on, hop on, we’re headed to the dome, for the

      next several days it will be our home

      On the bus, on the bus, where do we go, I look at

      the driver, but he don’t know

      Thank you God for sparing my life, as I repent, I

      know its all because of Christ

      Relient, Relient, so glad to see you, so overwhelmed

      To feel the ground, a cot, a cot to lay my worried

      head, must sleep, must sleep, but that will come

      after a bath, and brushing my teeth

      Thank you much, I’ll never forget the way you

      touch

      Dianne Langlois Dorsey

      Rain Down

      Rain down all your blessing on us today

      We need your blessing in every way

      Guide us dear Lord to you each day

      Protect us dear Lord in every way

      Your love will bring us alone the way

      Grant us the power to pray each day

      Your grace and mercy will show us the way

      Dear Lord help us to pray each day

      Rain down on us

      Rain down on us

      Shower us with your love each day

      Rain down on us

      Rain down on us

      Your love will show us the way

      Rain down on us

      Rain down on us

      We hear you Lord when you say, we must pray today

      Pray without ceasing in every way, we have no reason

      not to pray

      Written by Dianne Langlois Dorsey

      Dedication

      I dedicate this book to all the Katrina survivors, my husband Irvin YaYa, Daughter Philana, Granddaughter Greiana, Mother Alberta, Mother-N-Law Victoria, Family, Friends, Co-workers. I love you all, unconditionally. May God in all his glory bless and keep you all.

      Introduction

      The moment of truth, my home was a mess, and some where in my heart I kept hoping no water got in my house, but I was in for a rude awakening. What made me so special, God has no respect of person, He love everyone the same. And so when it was announced people could return home and check on their property. My husband was the first to visit, then my daughter and granddaughter. My granddaughter said to me with surprise on her face mama you will be crying when you see your house. The day came and I finally arrived home, as I pulled in front of the house I sat in the car for a minute to compose myself. I look at my car which was in the front yard on the side of the porch. It was dirty, filled with water and someone had broken into my trunk. Now tell me for the love of God what would you find in a car filled with dirty flood water? The grass was brown and dead, our cars, trucks and other vehicles had rust from the water. As I stepped out of the car, I walked up the stairs to the porch, I remembered as if it was yesterday, when I walked down those very steps into five feet of dirty flood water, with the wind and rain hitting me in my face. Oh! How frightened I was, it was like stepping into the unknown.

      I opened the iron security door; my hands trembled as I then opened the wooden door, which was swollen from the water and hard to open. As I open the door my eyes filled with tears, I took a deep breath; my mind fell on how hard I’d had to work to furnish my house. I worked four jobs one full time and three part time jobs. I had just painted all the rooms and was about to change the

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