Easter Weekend, 2009: Friday, April 10

The weekend started off with the kids and I doing some Easter shopping for Maggie. We made about 3 stops and did lunch, then we got the phone call from my Mom that said "GET HOME, TORNADO's COMING". We were actually shopping less than a mile from where 1 of the tornadoes hit on Medical Center Parkway/Blackman area.

We were home less than 10 minutes before we lost power and then went into the laundry room where we stayed for about an hour and a half. We heard all the tornado noise, MTSU storm sirens, police/ambulance/fire truck sirens, etc... You see the other tornado struck less than a mile from my house and all around my neighborhood, but not on my street. The only thing we lost was power and for that I am very thankful and feel very blessed.

Driving around the area the last few days and seeing the devastation of my city has made me thankful not only for what material things I have, but for life, health, strength and my family all around me. God truly had his hand on my family and other families in my chuch.

I could post some pictures, but I'm sure you've seen them everywhere...Just be thankful and never take anything or anyone for granted.

God bless...