Back to Tornado Alley
Dark clouds looming. Tornado warnings. Hail warnings. Heavy rains warnings. News reporters were urging their listeners to move away from windows. They urged those in the path of the storm, to take cover. That was Tuesday night in Tulsa. It felt like home where we lived for over 40 years. All was well when the…
What We See Matters
My two oldest grandsons still talk and laugh about the times when Papa and I took them to the “red neck yacht club” in Oklahoma, Papa and I never gave them the “lifestyle of the rich and famous”. We gave them true grit, real outdoor living combined with the best fishing and roaring campfires and…
Peace in the Storm
I was reviewing my daily FB “memories” yesterday and I ran across this post from eight years ago: “Sitting in my hall bathroom — no windows or outside walls, following the warnings of the newscasters — surrounded by blankets and pillows — waiting out the tornado warnings and thanking God that I’m sheltered in His…
Take the World By Storm
I saw this sign on the chapel entry at Concordia University where Payton and Alexia are in their Regional Speech & Debate Finals. I’m sure it’s referring to their team’s name, The Tornadoes, but I believe the second connotation is to live our lives by taking this world by storm in our “can do” actions…
Where DO YOU Hide When Storms Come?
Yesterday, I heard a news commentator say, “We are in World War III.” I don’t think that was an “official” statement, but in the light of the literal wars against human lives all over world, it makes sense that World War II could be declared. As a kid, I remember the Duck and Cover drills…
Peace in the Midst of the Storm
Day 85 of Photo Inspirations — Peace in the Midst of the Storm Dark clouds looming. Tornado warnings. Hail warnings. Heavy rains and flooding warnings. News reports kept urging those in the path of the storm, to take cover. Family calls to check on me. I’m in the toy closet with pillows over and under…
Is Your Home Built on Solid Rock or Sinking Sand?
We were just kids when we married (I was 17; he was 18). Funny the dreams we had back then. Often, we’d go “looking” for our dream home…. the newest mobile home models, in hopes of owning one someday. That was pie-in-the-sky dreaming back then, because my husband was a college student, and I was…