On December 26, an F4 tornado tore through my community of Rowlett, Texas.  After killing eight people in cars near the intersection of Interstate 30 and the George W. Bush turnpike, the twister destroyed dozens of homes in Garland and Rowlett.  As the tornado approached, my wife, our three daughters, and our dog huddled in an interior bathroom as the sirens wailed. Incredibly, no one was killed in the many homes and apartments destroyed as the storm moved rapidly from the southwest to the northeast around Lake Ray Hubbard.  The funnel damaged homes only 300 yards away from ours.  We lost power but suffered no harm to our home. What we saw among our neighbors was astounding and heartbreaking.  The first F4 tornado to strike the Dallas area with such destruction was more than 50 years ago.  What I have seen in the past 100 hours is perhaps more impressive: the tremendous outpouring of neighbors loving neighbors to fill the holes created by the...(Read Full Article)