Oct. 6th

Oct. 6^th 2010

I awoke this morning to a cloudy, chilly morning.  It hadn’t started to rain yet but I knew it would happen soon, it rained yesterday and last night.  Last night while watching a movie my husband and I were tempted to stop the movie and go watch the “movie” outside.  The sky at times would light up so bright with lightening.  Instead we stayed nestled in our comfy bed watching a movie.

My daughter stared out the window this morning telling me that it looks like it’s going to rain and that she was cold.  She wanted a ride to school.  I told her if it starts to rain just walk a little faster and pull your hood up and you’ll be fine.  She didn’t like my reply. 

My son got a little grumpy this morning when I told him that he would have to walk with his little sister to school.  Normally she walks with a friend, but this morning she called to say she was going to stay home because she wasn’t feeling well.  I’m not sure what the big deal is with my son walking his sister to school.  My husband talked to him and told him that he should be honored to walk his sister to school, to protect her and look out for her and that he may not understand now why it’s important to have this with his sister that it was important and should be done.  Here again the reply was not something he wanted to hear just as his older sister didn’t want to hear the reply she had gotten either.

It didn’t started to rain but when I looked at the clock I knew that kids has already started their day and they were dry and warm.

My husband and I enjoyed breakfast and coffee together then he went off to work.  Later about mid-morning my phone rang and it was my husband.  He said that he got a call from the school district telling him that how they were going to handle the tornado warning in the school with the kids.  He tells me if I see anything weird to go take shelter down stairs in the bathroom.  I told him okay.  I get off the phone and I recall someone on face book made a comment about how they hope that a tornado doesn’t hit here.  Then I heard a dog howl and a dog whimper and cry, that reminded how many dogs I had been hearing this morning while it was raining and thundering.  I would have thought normally to myself about how dogs usually don’t like thunder and they get upset.  I had several dogs in my childhood that would hide under our porch when they heard thunder.  But today I had myself thinking a little differently I was told to seriously look out for a tornado.  It’s been a few minutes now after talking with my husband and now I can hear the principals voice at the school announcing instructions about the warning.

I decided to do a few things on the computer and get things ready for MOPS tomorrow.  Then I took a shower.  I got dressed and gathered a few things to go downstairs to do while I listened to music.  I walked into the kids rooms and looked around and then I looked over to

my book shelf and grabbed a few books that I wanted to look at and deiced which one I would start reading now. I put on JJ Heller in the background while I fixed my lunch and ate.  As I sat there eating I started to think about the last time I wondered what I would do if the house was lost and if anyone would be hurt.  It was when we had all those fires and that big one that was close by and some neighborhoods were being asked to leave.  We ended leaving due to all the smoke that hung over our housing area and went to stay the night at a friend’s house.

So I began thinking about what I would do if a tornado hit, where would I be and where all my loved ones were at, scattered in different areas around town.  Would they be safe, what would they be thinking about, would they get hurt.  Then I thought about the house being lost and all that was in it and realized that it would be fine.  Things didn’t matter as long as we had each other. 

It’s just after lunch now and I’m sitting here at the table writing about my day to this point and out of the corner of my eye I could see a bright yellow glow coming in from the window.  The shining sun, glistening in the drops that remain on the pine needles of the trees.  The branches are gently moving as a light shower continues despite the bright sun shining upon all around us.  The ground is soaked and there are puddles everywhere. 

I knew then that no matter what could happen today that my Lord and Savior was there and would be there not to leave my side or my loved ones.  I was to continue to keep my faith strong and put my trust in Him and go about my day as I normally would.   I smiled to myself and thanked the Lord for the reminder and the love and peace that consumed me from the inside out.

It’s now cloudy and overcast again still raining off and on, the branches are slightly moving.  I enjoy the songs I’m listening to by JJ Heller.  I’m cold I’m going to go get a sweatshirt to put on.

I received a text from my oldest daughter, she wants me to come pick her up.  I think she is a little freaked out by all the warnings and instructions that they are giving the kids at school.  She text and said they were standing in the middle of hall.  I text her back and told her not to worry just to do as they asked and things would be alright and that I would be there to pick her up when school let out.

I go to my daughter’s school and park to wait for her, as I sat there I couldn’t help but sit there looking up in the sky watching the clouds.  It was so amazing, the way they moved.  It looked like they were moving faster than what the trees were as they were blowing in the wind.  The clouds were swirling around and drifting so quickly across the sky.  It was such a site to watch.

The kids at the elementary school were all out on the play ground running around playing and having fun.  The sun was shining and the clouds were moving out and you could see the big blue sky.  I knew then that we were in the clear.

All of my kids came home with stories about their day and all the special instructions that were given to them.  My youngest said that she was a little scared.

I found out that there were 3 or 4 tornadoes that had hit around the area in other parts of Arizona.  I viewed the damage online and read the report.  There was a lot of damage to houses and some businesses and a derailed train but there were no deaths reported.  My heart goes out to them as I pray for all of their losses but thankful they all survived.

I think about the day’s events and I feel a little silly about it all on some level but then again tease me or not the day had a purpose for me and it helped me to remember that God is in control.

He is always there.  I can put my trust in him and believe that all work out as he wills it.  My faith grows stronger as I continue developing a relationship with Him.

Psalm 54:4

God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my life.

Psalm 62: 1-2

I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him.  He alone is my rock and my salivation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken.

Philippians 4:6-7

Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Thank you Lord for the daily reminders that you show us all of how blessed we really are despite our circumstances or anything that may be going on in our lives.  We really do have all we need, You in our lives.