Among the 4 million Texas residents who lost power last week was Carol Uberbacher, 76, in Dallas huddled under piles of blankets and three layers of clothes in her living room. She burned pieces of cardboard in her fireplace when her heat went out. When her friends couldn't reach her by phone on February 16th, and found themselves unable to drive on roads filled with snow and ice, they called Living Word Missionary Baptist Church, which is a tenth of a mile from Uberbacher's home. Pastor Bobbyray Williams answered, and immediately headed over. At first no one answered. But he heard two dogs, so didn't give up. Finally, a disoriented Uberbacher answered the door. By then, power had been out 24 hours, and she had spent the night in and out of sleep, in what she thinks was early stages of hypothermia. I was very much in my head and in my spirit, thinking about my life and all of the things left undone, Uberbacher said. It was very scary, but it was also a time to take a reckoning for myself. Williams took her cellphone to charge at his church, and police arrived taking her to warm up in their cruiser. She soon was brought over to a friend's house for a few days, returning after power returned. She intends to volunteer at Williams' church as soon as possible. It's good to be home, Uberbacher said. I've watched the news, and I know this could have very well ended differently for me.

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