The Storm

The weather man said the worst was over on Thursday around 5pm. At 6pm the electricity went off, the wind and rains picked up and the storm was in no way over. For the next 8 or so hours the winds howled continually. The noise through the trees sounded like a freight train coming and truly I thought we were going to suffer some major damage. The prior day when the storm and winds started a huge limb hit the deck and the house and small branches started to litter the yard. So with the winds Thursday even into Friday's early hours twice as hard as the prior winds I expected much more damage then we had. We played Mexican Train all evening Thursday to candle light. It was fun. I slept all night that night. Beside the damage to the gutter out back and the huge tree limb down on the deck, we also had a large branch hit the gutter by the front door and tear the gutter and a shingle. Saturday when we finally got out we found a crack in the windshield of my car. The yard is still littered with branches and leaves. The street is full of debris and mud and standing water and we have 3 threes uprooted, down and lying across the streets within 3 blocks of us. I hate any disruption to my life. I ain't happy about the mess in the yard or the street because I like everything is perfect and pristeen condition. Sounds to me like I have a problem that is to big for me to correct on my own. If God doesn't step in in accordance with my cries I am in deep dodo. Well, on the bright side...the sun is out and after church I am going to start on the yard and then take a walk up the mall. Life in the US has taken some major changes in the last year and since it happened so fast, I hear many haven't adjusted to it yet. Adjustment I find is getting harder the older I get. I keep reminding myself of what God says in His Word. As a follower of Christ, I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Is 40 says if I trust Him I will sprout wings and fly...imagine that...all things are possible for those who believe, another quote from Scripture.