The moon looked really beautiful tonight. Such a simple thing, to look up and see the moon in a clear sky on a quiet night. And yet, so many people do not get to enjoy such a simple pleasure.
We drove home from Louisville in the tail-end of Hurricane Ike. We saw an overturned semi (the driver, thankfully, seemed to be okay) and a trailer in the ditch (the truck pulling it seemed to be fine). The wind was incredible, and debris was flying everywhere... but we decided to push through in order to get home and ensure we were not trapped in the storm in a strange place with no sense of our surroundings.
I have been away from the news over the weekend and thus have only gotten small updates of how Galveston and Houston are faring. Gas was $4.49 when we got home, and it seemed many towns (including parts of our own) had power out.
Undoubtedly, not everyone was lucky in this latest storm. And so, the simplicity of a ballooned autumn moon will be overshadowed by much more pressing concerns, like food, shelter, and safety... or what to do in the aftermath of even greater tragedies.
Of course, you never know what might bring someone comfort or peace... and so maybe that big beautiful moon is smiling down on someone else far away... giving hope that tomorrow will be a better day.
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