There's No Place Like Home...

View of a huge oak up-rooted in the front yard of our rental house in East Atlanta

Yes! A Tornado hit downtown Atlanta last night and as you know, we live VERY close to downtown. I actually heard it! I was about to go snatch the kids from their beds and go to the closet when my all-knowing husband said, "Arin, tornados very rarely hit big downtown areas... we're protected by the city!" So I just ran to a window and nervously watched the wind bend our huge oak trees. And just like that, it was over. No damage to be seen. Yes, the thunder roared and lightning flashed but the kids stayed tucked safely in their beds and never knew the difference. We never even lost power, just our internet connection. It wasn't until this morning that we realized that there really was a tornado and that they really do hit downtown areas!! (Dusty would not admit he was wrong because they could not confirm it was a tornado! But It was!!!!)

Then today we had a huge hail storm with hail the size of golf balls! But this time we sent Anson to our closet (He loves to hide in there anyway) while I went to get Ella from her crib. We camped out in the closet for a few minutes while Dusty watched out the window. It was so loud! But it, too, quickly passed and we had no damage. We just thanked God for his protection and the adventure of seeing a glimpse of His power through nature! Cool, really.

Thank you to everyone who called to check on us when they saw it on the news! We feel loved! :o)