#175

Tornado warnings, not so fun. Really not fun the day after a completely devastating tornado rips through a town a couple hours from my Ma's.

I will always be a California girl; I can handle the earth shaking. But funnel clouds are not my idea of a fun time. And what's the deal with hiding in a closet? That's just crazy talk. tornado sirens sound creepy too.

But, with all that said, I am really not a scaredy cat when it comes to storms. I generally have a 'que sera sera' attitude towards storms. And this time around, that attitude was just fine. No biggie. Some wind, rain, lightening. Nothin compared to last night in Joplin.

I do not know anyone that lives there, thank God. But i lived a couple hours away from Joplin when I was in high school. My friends have friends that live there. I would be praying for those people even if I had never hears if that town. But I have heard of it. I have been there. So it makes the damage and loss more real.

Please, pray for the people living there. Pray for the families that lost loved ones. Pray that they are able to regain a sense of safety and wholeness. And help where you can.