We have to start just saying that our hearts are
heavy this morning thinking about my home state of Texas.
Obviously, there were devastating flooding and 81 people have lost
their lives.
Some are still missing.
There is a a camp that my mom actually was
a counselor at called Camp Mystic, which many of my
friends went to.
It sort of was a is a place that raised
so many girls to become women.
And it was almost like a spiritual beautiful place.
And we know that that camp flooded.
And I think, you know, as parents, we think about
the horror of sending our kids to a place that
that is supposed to be and is, you know, healing
and fun and joyful and all the things that kids
deserve to have and then something like this to happen.
Yeah, I mean, as a parent, I'm sure all of
our hearts are, are heavy and all our thoughts and
our prayers, our wishes, you know, our fingers are crossed
for the families, you know, that this community as well,
you know, can overcome this together.
This is going to be obviously it's going to be
tough.
But like we talked about upstairs, just as parents, a
certain places that we send our kids and we feel
those are the places of safety for them and the
school and the camps because we know the growth and
evolution that happens at these these places.
But tragedy also occurs, and this is so unfortunate.
My, my kids actually, I, I got dropped off at
camp yesterday at another camp in Texas and, you know,
putting them on the bus, saying goodbye to them.
And I know so many parents whose kids are at
camp or going to camp feel that way.
Like, you know, we, we send our kids into the
world with the faith that they can can have happy
lives, joyful lives.
And as adults, we know pain.
We hope that our kids never face.
It.
Never face it, but you know, Texas is a resilient,
incredible state.
Y'all know, I'm a homesick Texan living in New York
and it always is in my heart.
And we know that so many of you want to
help, are helping.
And For more information on how you can help Texas,
go to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief at redcross.org.
But there's tons of people helping and and we are
thinking of you down there and love you so much.