Storms

Well, last night after blogging, I took a shower and was being lazy until it was time to go to bed when the phone rang. It was about 10, so I knew it was urgent. Gam answered it and a few minutes later, she came into my room and said it was our neighbor saying that there was a tornado on the ground in Whitefield (less than 20 miles away) and it was headed our way, so we needed to come to their house to get in their cellar. Her husband is a firefighter, so he has his scanner and dispatch had called for Stigler and Keota to sound their sirens. So it was pouring down rain, I grabbed Sawyer, and me, Gam and Da-dad jumped in the van and went down to Mom and Dad's. We frantically got shoes on the kids and got them in the van. When we got out, I grabbed Lulu from her car seat and took off running with Riley right behind me. The second we stepped into the cellar, Lulu let out a wail and started bawling, when Jaxie got in there, he did the same. Eventually we got them calmed down and they were running amok as much as they could in a small cellar.

I do have to say that our neighbors are brave souls for inviting our family of 8 (plus Sawyer) into their cellar. We ended up spending about an hour up there and didn't get blown away.

More storms are in the forecast for tonight. So pray that if it does get too bad, we will have enough time to make it to our neighbor's house before it hits (it takes us about 15 minutes to get everyone ready, out the door, in the van and up to the neighbor's). We realize our possessions can be replaced, but lives cannot. We are going to try to be a little more prepared tonight because last night, they weren't even talking about the weather on the news. We only knew about it because our neighbor is a firefighter. Anyway, the storms have already started in Western Oklahoma, please pray that they will dematerialize before they have a chance to cause any destruction.

Also, Kinz's cousin, Allie's friend, Will Norton is missing following the Joplin tornado. He was on an ER roster in Joplin and supposedly transferred to another hospital alive. However, no one knows where he is at this point. If you have any leads, please e-mail findwillnorton@gmail.com or call 757-751-WILL (9455).


Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. -Joshua 1:9