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Stuck in a Rut During a Tornado
By Jennifer McClure | January 14, 2008
On Jan. 2, “normal” became like a bad taste in our mouths when we were thrown from the holiday blitz into our typical Wednesday routine. All the excitement (and stress) of the holidays was suddenly gone. There were no more parties or get-togethers to look forward to or prepare for. There was no more reason to get out and go shopping with the masses at the mall. And the Christmas tree and other decorations were no longer in sight at home. By the end of the week, an unexpected boredom with life set in. I realized we were in a rut.
But ruts aren’t always that bad. Their familiarity and even predictability is comforting. But I guess sometimes it takes some excitement for us to re-appreciate them.
The excitement we thought we were missing came a week ago tonight when a train of severe thunderstorms pushed through our region, bringing tornadoes, hail, heavy rain and strong winds. From 5:30 to 11 p.m. I studied the weather maps and listened attentively to the meteorologists on TV as about five storms came through, one right after the other. I was glued to the TV for nearly six hours, only breaking away a couple times to take shelter in our bathroom just in case the unthinkable happened. Thankfully, we experienced nothing beyond possible hail damage to our roof and a loss of sleep when a noisy and powerful storm woke us up at 2:30 Tuesday morning.
If you live in a region affected by last week’s storms, feel free to post a comment and share your own storm story. Also, my friend and co-worker Scott Harrup actually blogged during the storm. You can read it here.
But I don’t want to mention all this without saying thank you to God for His protection. How great is our God. Even in the storm, He’s in control.
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