A large oak stands firmly anchored to the ground on land that once belonged to my parents. It is so tall and its limbs spread so wide that when a person stands under it during a shower, she is sheltered from much of the rain. Whether it’s wise to be standing there during a thunderstorm […]
Jun 2, 2013
Sunshine, faith and hope
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Friday the weather delivered a major wallop to already hurting Oklahoma. It seemed unreal that yet another deadly twister bore down on the Sooner State; but that is what happened. Not just one funnel, but many dropped from those angry clouds. Once again, tornadoes dealt death and destruction to the people of my home state. […]
May 31, 2013
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
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The phone jangled me out of sleep last night and an automated voice warned me to take shelter because the weather center had issued a tornado warning for my area. I stumbled out of bed, called Dawn and learned that she and Matt had gotten the same warning and were monitoring the situation. So my […]
May 20, 2013
The Gift of a New Day
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This morning as the dawn seems slow in coming, my thoughts flutter here and there like the butterflies my grandson’s kindergarten class released last week. Prayers go to those in the Oklahoma City area; Shawnee and surrounding towns. I’m thankful for the safety of family and friends and saddened by knowing that not everyone escaped […]
May 16, 2013
Angry Skies
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This morning the news is of the tornadoes that roared through North Texas last night. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families who have lost loved ones and whose homes have been destroyed. Those of us who have never been in the midst of such destruction can’t imagine the horror and pain that […]
Apr 18, 2013
When the Storms Come
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I look out my front room window at a world blurred by rain. In fact, the rain is coming down so hard that it’s rather like a filmy gray curtain drawn across the green of springtime. A small bird dodged under the overhanging eave of the house and now clings to the bricks, sheltering from […]
