we're fine!

This is my first ever post without pictures. I'm sure you've heard about the tornadoes in Suffolk. We are Okay! The tornadoes touched down about 4 pm, yesterday. I had no idea they were coming. Brian called home to check on us and I wasn't even there! It was only raining at our house. I went to the tanning bed and left Aaron with Danny! WHAT?? Brian told Danny if anything "strange" happened outside to take Aaron to the hallway. WHAT?? And I'm just chilling out with my eye goggles on, working on my tan. When I got home Danny didn't say anything about the storm--after about a half hour--he said, "Oh yeah, Dad wants you to call him." That's when I found out we should take shelter--the tornado had already been through. We were so blessed. We are all fine!

The neighborhood, Hillpoint Farms, that's all over the news--that's where my friend, Monica and Mike live. They are all good, too, and their house is okay. But Mike told me 2 blocks from them is messed up bad. Monica has not been able to go home, yet. The police aren't let anyone out or in. She just wants to go home. I can't blame her. Mike had been without power since 11 pm, yesterday. It came back on around 7 pm tonight. He said he made a big pot of coffee. He told Monica he wished someone would come around with some Starbucks! I'll have to get him some when the all the dust settles!

My friend, Donna saw one tornado touch down right outside her window at work. She said the whole outside just got black! I can't even imagine! And I was tanning! She said a guy driving by her office pulled into the parking lot and ran in the building. He had felt his truck lift off the ground and thought he should take shelter! She told me when the front door opened there was all this air pressure and you could see the debris in the wind. Thank God, she's okay, too.

I am so thankful that my family and all my friends are okay. Just please keep those who were less fortunate in your prayers. My friend, Donna and I were talking about how her church and the schools suffered no damage at all. And the hospital's damage was only minimal. They used her church and the one high school for emergency shelter. And, of course, the hospital needed to be up and running. God really is in control!