Saturday, November 22, 2008

I need your help


Dear God,

I know you are busy but PLEASE PLEASE, if you get a spare moment, Tahoe could really use some attention. We are trying to keep our heads above water but the undertow is overpowering. It seems every time we pledge to remain optimistic, another wave of chaos slams right into us. Then we are swimming (actually more like flailing around) in a sea of depression, anger, fear and desperation. Right now, it is taking all of our power just to not drown. I wouldn't ask if I felt I had any other option. I, we, have tried everything. We don't require much. Just a little reminder that you are out there. People are starting to doubt it. All we need is a little taste of winter so we can start repairing our hearts and souls and stop questioning what we are even doing here in the first place. I have faith that with the first real snow will come the first real happiness this town has seen in months. I know it sounds like a frivolous request but snow is what our culture relies upon. Its what brought us all together, it is our way of life. Everyone needs something to believe in, something to count on, some place to let go of all the trivialities and anxieties that consume us. For many snow and winter are the closest they ever feel to you. So I am sitting here hoping, wishing and praying that if you hear this you will help send some snow our way. We need it, our very lives depend on it. Things around here are bad God, and with a little snow, we will find the strength to begin fixing them. I love you.

Jenna
South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV