Knights Becoming and a Lady in Waiting

An Ill Wind Bodes No Good

You may have heard.  It made CNN and major news outlets.  My area was hit by not one, but two F2 tornados Sunday night.  Between them, the tornados were on the ground a little more than ten minutes and did tens of millions of dollars of damage.  They struck just after 8pm on a Sunday night, knocking out power (many areas are still without power), damaging phone lines, and silencing emergency sirens.  911 wasn't working well.  Some major roadways were impassable.

Through all this, not one death in our area.  Not even any serious injuries.  Less than 25 minor injuries were reported.

We were very blessed.  We were in the basement.  The tornado did not hit us directly and, other than some medium-sized branches making a quick trip to the ground or roof and one shingle parting ways with the roof, we had no damage.  Power was out from about 8:30pm to 4:30am.  Hubby had to go into work at 10-ish and stay all night.  But we are all well, our home is intact, and our possessions are still our possessions.

Some of our neighbors, just a mile away, didn't fare as well.  A few homes were totalled.  There are areas still without power.  Businesses suffered a lot of damage.  How can I help them with four little ones in tow?  I think I'm slightly in shock, still, at the severity of the storm.

Back on the blessing side, while my children slept peacefully in the basement and my husband was away at work, I had a lot of time in the dark to talk to God.  Time to repent of some deep-rooted bitterness and anger that I have hidden deep for a long time.  Time to cry without watching eyes or worried little faces.  Time to try to get my heart right.

It's an ill wind that bodes no good.  This one, while definitely ill, still brought some good.  Admittedly, there hasn't been a perfect, overnight change.  It's a process.  I'll have to keep giving up these things for God to work on.  But there is a change in me WANTING to give them up.

Sometimes God speaks a little louder than a quiet breath.

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10:57 AM, Mar. 15, 2006 .. Posted by Stacy

It is amazing how one area looks perfectly normal and two miles west looks like a war zone. I live out W. Washington and it doesn't even look like a storm hit. Glad you came away unscathed as we did. That was something else.