RAMBLING UPDATE

I'm sitting here this morning - around 6 am - watching our local TV station. Of course, just about all of the news is about our stormy day in Alabama yesterday. Mickey, the weatherman, gives a list of all the warnings that were issued (a watch is where conditions are favorable for something to happen and a warning is where the weather condition is actually happening). Here's his list:
63 - TORNADO WARNINGS
38 - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
9 - FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS
118 - SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS
The above is just what was issued for Alabama. Needless to say, it was a busy day yesterday.

The station shows film from around the state and the damage that was done - especially in Enterprise. Students are devastated because of the death of their friends. You expect to be safe in the school hallway during a storm - that's what you're taught from kindergarten up. They are trying to understand why the building's roof collapsed. One girl that died has a father serving in Iraq; they are desparately trying to quickly find him & bring him home... It's stories like that that tear you up. Enterprise wasn't the only place hit - just the one hit the hardest. The news station shows film from other parts of our state - even around where we live. There are areas around us that had severe damage, yet we remained untouched - thank God. I wonder if weatherpeople will ever be able to figure out why wind/tornadoes hit the way they do? They can tell that conditions are favorable for something to happen, but can't guarantee that it will - they just don't know. For example, in Enterprise, a friend of ours is from there, and his mother still lives there. His mother lives close to the high school that was ripped apart, yet her house was untouched - not even some wind damage. Why?? One of life's - or weather's - mysteries.

The same storm that rolled through here, also blasted its way through the Mid-West yesterday - except instead of rain & tornadoes, it left several feet of snow - have you seen pictures of Minnesota?? The news has shown pictures there of roofs that have collapsed from the weight of the snow...luckily, no reports of any deaths. What a day! March roared in like a LION, so hopefully, it will leave like a LAMB!!!!!!!

God doesn't promise a cake walk when you follow Him, but He does promise to be with you through all.