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Heritage, Harvey and Half-time

Many of you may wonder what these three "h" words have in common?  For me, so very much. On August 20th I left a piece of my heart at a dorm called " Heritage ."  The significance being that dropping off our youngest at college would forever change our family structure as we've known it for almost 30 years!  It was the start of an empty nest.  One we anticipated and even relished. We came home to an empty room, no teenager vehicle in the driveway, and no messes around the house. How did we really feel about it then? And then, before we even had a chance to fully process the impact, along came another "h," that being Hurricane Harvey ! Within a week, we are bracing for what could be a hurricane of the century.   My husband had to rush to help our other son prepare his house for evacuation.  Working with plywood, nails, hammers, and a drill in good working order were the events of the afternoon.  Several hours later, they were on the road inl