Middle Tennessee Flood | Day 8 | Margaret’s Story

More and more I think life is a series of connecting the dots.  Sometimes we know which dots specifically we would like to connect and other times we don’t.  As I mentioned in a previous post, day 8(which was May 8th) was a big day for me.  Following meeting Lori and hearing her story, I continued to wander down Delray Drive where I had the pleasure of meeting Margaret Spencer (age 82) and her daughter Charity “Jackie” Givens.  Unlike Lori’s story where she is the one that was the protector with her two young children, this is a story about a daughter protecting her mother.  On Saturday, May 1st, Margaret noticed water was starting to accumulate in her neighbor’s yards as well as her own.  Margaret was alarmed at the quantity of water she was seeing around her and decided to call her daughter and tell her about it.  Upon hearing the news, without hesitation, Jackie said “that’s it I’m coming to get you.”  By the time Jackie showed up the rains had subsided momentarily and it appeared as though the water was receding.  It was at that point that Margaret thought that everything was going to be ok for her to stay and even shared these thoughts with Jackie.  Thankfully, Jackie was insistent on her mother leaving with her.  The next day while watching the news, Margaret and Jackie saw Margaret’s flooded home.  They both knew right then and there that leaving the house on Saturday night was the right decision.