Coffee Chat September 2nd through the 9th 2017


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Hi! Welcome to my first coffee chat. Grab a cup of coffee or a "cuppa" tea and  take a minute to chat with me about a few things that are happening in the news this week.







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First things first; here in South Louisiana the biggest news over the Labor Day weekend was LSU Tiger Football's first official game under Coach O's leadership. I'm not a huge Coach O fan, I'm still pretty fond of Les Miles (Geaux Les!) but the team did win against BYU and they looked pretty good.






Image result for hurricane harveyHurricane Central! Texas was hit hard by Hurricane Harvey last week and the recovery has been a big news item this week. Here's some of the astounding statistics:

 51.9 inches of rain; 19 trillion gallons of water over southeast Texas and another 5.5 trillion over Louisiana; 132 mph winds (Cat 4!) and immeasurable damage to homes and businesses with over 70 lives attributed to this massive storm. 
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And as I type this Hurricane Irma is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 4. With Jose in the Atlantic right behind Irma, this is shaping up to be a very active and devastating hurricane season.








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Thursday September 7th brought a 8.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico, purported to be the strongest earthquake in a century.

So many things to pray for this week. Take a few minutes today as you read this to pray with me for the people affected by these devastating events.  We can't explain why these things are happening around us but we can offer assistance, hope and prayer. 

 WAIT! Before you go check out this week's fun feature:


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 This little toy boat sailed from Scotland to Scandinavia. Read the full story about the boys who set this ship to sail and it's grand Adventure here .

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