Gratitude- April 19, 2011
I’ve been a little MIA on the blog lately, my apologies. I have a legit excuse this time. Tornadoes ravaged Raleigh this weekend. True story. We’re okay. In fact, we didn’t even lose power. But, it is a sad, devastating situation for many here in North Carolina.
Greyson and I established a plan as winds blew branches past our windows and the rain came down hard and fast. We watched images on TV of angry funnel clouds darkening our lovely city. The wind was really terrifying as we heard of more and more twisters touching down. If it got worse where we were, I was going to get in the linen closet in our downstairs master bathroom with Charlotte, and Greyson was going to grab the dog and get in the bathtub.
In an instant it all stopped. That’s when we began to see what was left of some neighborhoods. I imagined the terror one mother must have felt. Three young boys died, and a baby is in intensive care.
My baby smiled and laughed the whole time, totally unaware of the terror her parents were feeling. She just wanted to play with my hair and get kisses as I clutched her close. I wouldn’t put her down.
When it was just Greyson and I, we really wouldn’t have worried too much about it. But, now we sat there, staring at the screen, imagining the worst. We decided we needed a game plan for pretty much any disaster, fires, hurricanes, even earthquakes, though we don’t live on a fault line.
I have been swamped at work, I got called in Sunday. (I don’t typically talk about my unique profession on the blog, but if you leave a comment asking me about it, I’ll tell you about it in an email.) I’ve seen the devestation first hand. I’ve been praying extra hard. Praying prayers of gratitude for our incredible good fortune.
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I'm so glad that you are ok. I am terrified of severe weather, I am sure that I will be even more scared when I have a little one to protect.
I will be saying prayers for the families affected, especially those with the young children who were killed or injured.
And..I'm curious..what do you do? You've often talked about early mornings/days, I thought maybe you're a newscaster
Wow.. a lot to be thankful for that is sure! I am glad that you and yours are safe.
I was curious as to what you do now too. FOr some reason I thought you was a lawyer. I think I made that up maybe. They usually don't get called in though.
I also would love to know what you do!
Amy, I'm so glad to hear you and the family are okay. I've been thinking about you and the rest of my friends in Raleigh!
Recently started reading your blog and didn't realize you were in Raleigh. The storms were awful. It is so hard to see the devastation and deaths. I just feel so lucky that we were safe.
Also, now I am intrigued by your unique career?