Fargo

We watched these videos last night, sent from a former parishioner. Our prayers and thoughts have been with the people of our former home for days now. My grandmother is in Grand Forks, an hour or so north...once they thaw, the waters will head that direction. Parishioners, family friends, and other family all live here. Over the course of my life Fargo was my home for about six years.

As we watched we were in awe. The engineer next to me expressed amazement over the feat they were accomplishing. "It is pretty amazing." he exclaimed at one point. He was referring to the engineering, the sheer physical labor, the organization...and the attitudes. We expressed what we already knew....these are amazing people. Strong work ethic. Positive hope in the face of anything. Stoic determination..."this is just what we need to do." Our admiration would be too much for them...bordering on arrogance and being prideful. And we wouldn't want to brag...but man, flood waters and all, we were a little homesick last night.