Did you know that the wind, when it blows, it is older than Rome and all of this sorrow.

I know that I promised puppets this time around, but I forgot where we were headed.

A month ago, I shouted to Matt from the next room, “Did you hear about the tornado in Joplin?” Standing in the doorway, Matt replied, “We’re going there this summer.”

“I don’t know if there’s a library for you to go to anymore.”

There is still a library, right on Main Street. And they still wanted Matt to come perform. Joplin is larger than we expected it to be, with a university and a bustling historic downtown. But travel south a little ways and you will see the part of Joplin that is barely there anymore. Of the 45 people that work at the Joplin Library, 10 have lost their houses. The only school is gone. Entire neighborhoods have been leveled.

The video below is the footage of our drive.

You can go to rebuildjoplin.com to donate money and needed goods. And here is today's song.