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I don’t like waiting. I don’t like not knowing things either.
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I suppose I’m not the only one. I’m human, I’m impatient, and I want to be in control.
Moreso when it comes to things like… pregnancy tests.
»» I don’t like waiting. I don’t like not knowing things either.
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And My Only Safety Net Was God…
3:30 a.m. I should be sleeping. But I’m not. Adrenaline does that. It’s funny that way.
It’s tornado season in Texas. And we’d been under a warning all day long. Many other counties nearby had been hit, but our little county had been spared. Until about 2:45 a.m…
I awake to a slight noise. It’s my sweet little boy calling for me. I make it as far as the living room and pause, realizing that I don’t hear him anymore. Do I dare tread any farther? He may have gone back to sleep. No, wait, that’s him again. He just needs to be tucked back in bed. Well, I’m fully awake now, I’ll stand here and rock him a few minutes first.
Goodnight sweetheart, I love you.
Tiptoeing back through the living room and passing the kitchen….did I lock the back door? Jiggle. Locked.
Now what’s that? The cat must’ve heard me jiggle the door. It wants in.
Come here kitty. Here kitty. Get. In. The. House. Kitty. It sits and meows and stares at me. The other one walks up and plops down in the middle of the porch and does the same. What’s up with you strange kitties tonight?
And then a wall of wind hits me. I raise my eyes to the horizon. Lighting. Lots of it. Lots of wind, and a low rumble, too.
Wait – weird kitties, wind, rumbles… are we still under a tornado warning?
And then the power goes out. And then another wall of wind hits the house as thunder rips through the air.
And it’s, Pitch. Black.
Oh geez, oh geez, oh geez, oh geez.
Flashlight? No, candles, yes! Lighter, good. Candle. I can see. I can see. I’m okay. I’m okay…
But not with all the wind and rain and lightening and thunder. I should check… oh but the power’s out, can’t turn on the tv. The laptop is charged… but the modem needs power.
So how the heck am I supposed to check the weather?!?
Okay, I’m officially VERY worried.
This is not the time to wish I had a portable radio with batteries like I’m supposed to. Besides- which flippin station would I turn to? Who the heck is paying attention to my tiny little town at three o’clock in the morning?
Breathe.
Window. Nose to glass: God protect my home and my family and keep us safe. God protect my home and my family and keep us safe. God give me wisdom to know if I need to hide in the closet with the kids. God protect my home and my family and keep us safe…
Standing guard for my family at 3 a.m.
For 15 minutes. Praying and watching.
Watching the storm unfold, relaxing as it begins to pass, I’m finally able to sit on the edge of the bed and watch the rest of it while hubby sleeps peacefully through the whole thing.
Figures.
Thankfully the kids did, too. Never made a peep. Praise God.
Obsess much? Not me.
Except about my kids.
And tornadoes.
(Written at 3:30 in the morning while I waited to get sleepy again.)
THE NEXT DAY:
Our power was not restored until 11 a.m.
I learn that my neighbor took shelter when their weather radio started going off about a tornado on the ground.
I learn that a community farther down our county road has damage, presumably from a tornado.
I go to town and SEE that there is a considerable amount of damage not TWO MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE.
You see? A momma knows. Those gut feelings we get aren’t for naught.
There have been various other reports of damage all over town. So far, everyone I have talked to is safe, and I have not heard any reports of injuries.
PRAISE GOD.
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About Safety. And Faith. And Trust.
Before Spring Break we had a scare here at our house. A scare that taught me a valuable lesson, and reminded me of some infallible truths.
We live in the country, and while I was making lunch my three children were playing outside together. I keep the doors and one eye open while they do, but in one brief moment Little Prince had followed a big sister who went too far and then wandered down the long driveway and into the county road.
In a terrifying moment I heard Princess screaming for me at the end of the driveway and hollering for Little Prince to come back because a car was coming. As I flew out the door towards my baby, I couldn’t see him through the trees that line the road on either side of the driveway, I couldn’t see the car, I knew nothing.. except that my baby was in danger.
»» About Safety. And Faith. And Trust.
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Self-Reminder: God is in Control
The school year fast approaches and we don’t have school books yet. The planner/preparer in me wants to have everything all lined up and ready to go! But God has another plan. Last year, I sold my piccolo from high school and was able to get all my books at once. This year, I’ve sold one thing and made a little bit of money, I’m baby-sitting for a little money next week, and I’m just trusting that God will provide the rest.
I’m realizing that everything doesn’t have to go the way I think it does. Technically, I could order a few books to get started with and buy a few more later and a few more later. Or I could start in September instead of August. But the important thing is that I just need to have peace that God will provide (He always does!) but in his own timing. So once again I’m just trying to exert my will over God’s - yeah, like that ever works. 
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My God Is So Big
One of Drama Queen’s favorite songs is ‘My God is So Big!’
“My God is so big! So strong and so mighty! There’s Nothing my God cannot do! (Repeat)
The mountains are His, The rivers are His, The stars are His and you are too!
My God is so big! So strong and so mighty!There’s nothing my God cannot do!”
I got to thinking lately how easy it is to sing that song but how hard it can be to live it. If our God is big and strong and mighty and there is nothing He cannot do, then there is nothing for us to fear, is there? But don’t we worry anyway? I do.
I read or heard somewhere recently a reminder that if we fear »» My God Is So Big
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“That’s not fair!”
When we were growing up, my brother and I, one of our favorite things to say (as I’m sure is true of most kids) was “but that’s not faaaaairrrr!” - you know, with the head thrown back and the feet dragging on the carpet.
My mom’s response was always the same. “Where in the bible does it say that life is fair?” Oooh, we hated that. But she was right.
God is a just god (Deut. 32:4, Isa.5:16, Luke 18:7). God is right and true (Ps. 48:10, 2 Sam. 22:31, Proverbs 30:5) . God is pure and holy (1 Sam. 2:2, Psalm 77:13, Psalm 99:5). But the bible never says that life is fair in the way that the world defines fair. In fact, the bible says that things will be different for God’s children–very “un-worldly” (John 14:27, John 15:19, John 17:16).
The bible does not say we’ll all get everything we want or think we need. It says that we will have what we need (Matt. 6:25-34, Phil:4:14-20) . It does not say that we will have as much as everybody else has. It tells us to be content with what God has given us, and to trust Him (Phil. 4:4-7,11-13; 1 Tim. 6:6-10, Heb. 13:1-6).
The bible instructs us not to envy or covet or be greedy. That goes for money, status, food, clothes, friends, abilities, relationships, or material possessions. »» “That’s not fair!”
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