We have to evacuate... please pray!

Been up since about 1:30 this morning preparing to evacuate. Cooking food from the fridge so we don't lose it AND so we can limit our stops on the way to Fort Worth.

I am hoping we can be on the road around 10:00 am, which is still 2 hours ahead of the special needs and voluntary evacuation. When I left for Hurricane Rita, I left a few hours after the voluntary evacuation notice and it took 3 1/2 hours longer than usual to make it home. We're a little further south, but ahead of the evacuation notice so pray we can still make good time.(3 active kids + long time in the car = NO FUN!)

In addition to praying for traveling mercies, I would ask that you please pray for our church congregation and especially our Pastor. Our Pastor's grandmother passed away earlier this week and we were scheduled to have a Memorial Service this morning at 11:00, with a burial in Georgia Wednesday morning. In addition to "Maw Maw's" passing earlier in the week, we lost another Senior Saint last night. Our church building and the homes of many church members suffered pretty good damage from Hurricane Rita so it makes this evacuation even more emotional.

P.S. I guess Hurricane's would be another "con" for that list I spoke of in my previous post!