'Tis the Season for Tornados

...fa la la la la, la la la la!

I seriously think we live in the middle of Tornado Alley these days!!! We've now had 2 days of twisters...one a couple of weeks ago rated an EF-0 or EF-1 (not sure what it ended up being) and one today (won't know the rating until tomorrow at least, but it was MUCH worse than an EF-1!).

Thankfully, Christopher and I weren't in town. We'd gone down to my mom's (1 hour south of home, but still in Middle TN) since I needed to take our new truck over to Shelbyville to get a duplicate key made (they had the best price). Unfortunately, we were still scared to death since there were very ominous-looking clouds in Shelbyville just as we arrived at the dealership! Thankfully, nothing came of it and we were able to go back to my mom's house unscathed.

Sadly, there's been tremendous amounts of damage here in Murfreesboro. There have been 2 confirmed fatalities: a young mom and her 9-week old baby girl. :-( There have also been as many as 42 hospitalizations (7 critically). Not to mention the hundreds of homes and businesses completely destroyed...as in, GONE!!! It's like a war-zone around here! :-(

Here are a few news articles:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30146711

http://dnj.com/article/20090410/NEWS01/90410042

http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=10164123

And, here's a video that someone took from a Chevy dealership in town. The scary thing is that I very easily could've been at the same dealership next door (the Ford side) if I hadn't chosen to go to Shelbyville instead!



We're all thanking God that we're safe and weren't in town today!!! Shad was at work in Smyrna (in an airplane hangar, of course!), so we were constantly keeping in touch. Thankfully, while there *was* a tornado warning for him, nothing ever formed in his area!

Please pray for those families affected, though, including one of our fellow church members who was hospitalized. We're hoping and praying that this was the LAST threat of tornados for this year, although the season isn't over yet. :-(

Shad got a new truck!!!

On Monday, Shad *finally* got his new truck!!! We're so excited!!! It's a 2005 Ford Sport Trac, is silver with gray interior and is a vehicle that *I* can drive, too!!! :D It's a MAJOR step-up from his previous truck...a '96 Dodge Dakota, with approximately 205,000 miles on it!!!

Here's a picture:



And, here's a cute picture of Christopher by his truck and Shad by his truck: