Right now, there are familiar scenes being played out in households; joyful children playing with Christmas gifts, families starting to take down Christmas decorations, but the day after Christmas looks and feels different in northern Calhoun County.
Tortured by tornadoes back in April, communities like Websters Chapel, Williams, Pleasant Valley and Ohatchee are reflecting on what they have accomplished.
"Cool," is how 5-year old Caleb Shoe describes his new four wheeler, and bb gun. It's also how he describes his new home. His family lost it's 2,100 square foot home in April, and just moved into a more than 2,500 square foot home--a week before Christmas.
Paige Goodwin's entire immediate family lost their homes in the April storms, but in October she became the first to find a new home. It was built and paid for by a church in Tennessee.
"We have since gone to visit their church," said Goodwin " We've sent Christmas cards and pictures. They're not getting rid of us."
Goodwin firmly believes this Christmas is a reminder of what is truly important in life.
"When I start complaining about something, I'll think about what has happened to us," said " Understanding material things can go away, but family is what matters, being together, being alive."
