There are so many storms right now.
We have been in the middle of the COVID-19 storm for a few weeks now. It started with the conversations starting up, then the press conferences, then the talk of isolation and testing. We then moved to stay home when you can. Then came the “stay at home” orders and not being able to walk into Walmart without feeling like you need a hazmat suit. I say all of this not as a complaint, I am one of the few that is happy to stay away from everyone. I don’t want this mess and I don’t want my family to have it. I am utterly terrified of my kids or husband getting sick and not being able to take care of them. I am terrified of a relative that is in another state getting it and dying and not being able to go be with them or with family. All of this…I will save for another day, another post.
Tonight….tonight we are dealing with some spring storms. The wind is already really strong. I am terrified of storms. I think there is an underlying fear that I “think” comes from 1979 when I was a young child living in southern Alabama. Hurricane Fredrick came through and for many years of my childhood I had recurring nightmares with memories of that storm. I remember sitting in the living room during the thunder and lightening. Everything was flooded and my mom had to go out in the storm to help a relative. We were all fine, with a little damage to homes.
Then in 2009, I was approximately 20 weeks pregnant with our youngest. We had tornado warnings sound around 11pm. We went upstairs to wake the other three kids and on my way back down with my 5 year old in my arms, I missed the bottom step and broke a bone in my leg. I then had to sit in the bathroom for 45 min for the storms to pass before I could go to the ER to get it checked.
So, storms….we just have a very love/hate relationship. I am fascinated, enjoy a nice calm rumbling thunderstorm, but wind, I am not a fan of. Wind has always scared me. You can tell me that there is no tornado threat but high winds still scare me. The two kids at home tonight will be staying downstairs tonight. I mean, they don’t have to go to school tomorrow anyway so it doesn’t matter how they sleep right? I will just have to drink alot of coffee tomorrow to get me through after not sleeping tonight.
I pray you are all safe, wearing your masks, washing your hands, and watching weather alerts!!
Mark 4:39 ESV
And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.