[StBernard] abandoned houses

[Westley Annis]

Tracie, I am a transplant to Saint Bernard and sounded just like you 3 years
ago about missing my home, yet still in another town, find that all people
are family if you let them in. I am sure you will find that same happiness
again in a different form whereever you go; big city or small town, its a
beautiful thing to see that love and compassion are universal. Mudpie 



	----- Original Message -----
	
	JER, 
	I don't know what happened to society, as a group, people are tired
and have 
	no patience. No tolerance for each other, and look for things to
gripe 
	about. We tend to focus on the negative, and point out the flaws. 
	AND I am desperately trying to change that for myself. It's time to
refocus. 
	
	We have made the choice not to return. I miss my neighbors terribly.
We were 
	a close neighborhood, and everyone looked out for each other. If
someone 
	was outside working on a project, before you knew it, there was a
group of 
	neighbors helping out. We are a COMMUNITY who cared about each
other. (and 
	still do) And this is what has been the hardest for me to recover 
	from........because I miss my friends......my home......my 
	neighbors......the neighborhood. 
	We may have chosen not to return, but we DID NOT abandon the parish,
or our 
	friends. My heart is still there. And we have stayed involved with
the 
	recovery of St.Bernard Parish and our neighborhood. 
	
	Tracie Brown