LIVES INTERUPTIONS

As I sit and listen to the thunder off in the distance I am reminded of last night at Lambert St. Louis Airport. As we waited for our plane, windows shaddered and the tornado came in and in spite of what CNN is saying there was no advanced warning. We had about 3 seconds to get under the chairs. Aside for cuts, bruises and a lot of stiffness we are well.

At the airport we saw a lot of heroes, compassion and kindness. We were certainly the recipient of all. We felt sorry for all the soldiers from Fort Lenard Wood who had just finished basic training and were on their way home. Having said that we felt their presence was very helpful in this emergency. They were trained to stay calm and help.

Our children all worked together to get Andrea to the airport. All the major freeways were closed because of the destruction and so Nathan in California checked the internet roads to tell Andrea where the open roads were. Ben helped monitor through the TV. Weaving her way thought the side roads Andrea got to us after 1:30 am. 

We miss seeing our California grandchildren. This was to be a fun weekend with them. Instead we are feeling grateful for those who planed and built the structure that could withstand nature’s furies. We are also grateful to a loving Savior because we felt his presence.