Wow !!! I am new at this. But I'll give it a try. I apologize for my spelling ahead of time. I am not the greatest at it. So here we go.
It started at 2:27 this morning. I woke sweating really bad. I don't know why but I think God was telling me to get up. I grabbed my phone out of bad habbit and saw I had a missed call from my brother. At first I thought I might have accidently called him. I have done that before. I looked and saw a voice maill. so I listened to it. I heard my brother say the thing I didn't want to here. Hey Josh something happened to mom and dad call back. I paused standing there. Thinking Am I dreaming or did I hear himright. I didn't want to call him back. I said to myself this isn't happining. as I was about to call him he texted me. Mom and dad got hit by a tornado but they are ok. I was so releived. I jumped up and down in my room. So I ran downstairs and called him. He told me what happened and that they are ok. We talked for a minute and then got off the phone. I sat on the couch and just staring balling. I said man just about lost my parents. Then i got on my knees as many did last night across the country that were hit by the storm and I prayed. I prayed. We started to get really bad wind where I lived. make a long story short I moved my kids and Liz to the basement. I thought we were getting one to. So we all went downstairs. After settling down in the basement I finally dozed off. But i really didn't sleep much because all I could think of is mom and dad. I did call them before I went to lay down with the family. I got to talk to my mom and she was terrified. She told me what it was like and my heart sunk as I heard what she said. I got off the phone and prayed again. Lord protect them. Thats all i could get out. Well he did. He definetly did. The tornado basically landed in there back yard. I got to see pictures that the news posted on the web. And wow they got hit to. I know that the last I heard there was over 250 people across the country killed.I know by the time I am done with this little blog and by the time they are done searching there will be many more. It brings me to a song that I have on my profile page. Somebody is prayin for me. Well I put on my facebook status that my mom and dad were hit by a tornado please pray for them. I dozed off for a little bit then i was woken by my wife sayin hey Josh your aunts are trying to get ahold of you. They cant get ahold of your dad. These were dad's sisters. See in the past 4 year my dad and his sisters lost there mom and dad. My grandpa and grandma. I could see what was going through there mind. Oh no!! is Junior and Sarah ok. Thats my mom and dads name.I know they feared the worse. Buut the Lord protect them. I actuall think that God sent my grandpa down as an angel and he protected them. I can see my grandpa wispering in my dads ear and saying It's ok son I got you. I can imagine my dad saying I know. I finally got to talk to my dad and WOW!!! what a graet spirit. Better man then I could ever be. He said, well son we about flew to kansas and saw Toto. I started laughing and said dadyou are in good spirits. Oh God took care of us.If you can see what we wnent through you would be happy to be alive to. I talk to him for a little bit. Not once did since any discouragement. That proves to me that through the storms of life you can have peace. I feel so helpless here. I wish I could help them. But I can pray for them. My whole point of this little write is to tell you,no matter what this life throws at you you can make it through. You are a prayer away from the most almighty.Always remember when you are going through a hard time you can pray to God above. Or you can ask somebody to pray for you. I hope this blog is helpfull. I hope its not corny. I am not the greatest writer. Actually this is my first blog. And i am terrible at english so parted the grammer eras. My friend through the storm look up. Because beyond the storm there is a God who is watching over you. Everybody ave a good day.
I love you, Josh. Last night, I realized a few things...remember when me and you were talking the other day after Grandma Mae's funeral? You said we are all not guaranteed another day. We don't have to be old to die. I think I had these blinders on because last night, all that kept running through my mind were your words. We are all not guaranteed another day; so, live life to the fullest, love like there's no tomorrow and hold no regrets or grudges, forgive freely.
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