I sit here ready to write…wondering if this will even get read.
We are waiting for the hybrid storm…Sandy…to hit the East Coast.
There will probably be power outages…everything will be put on hold until power resumes.

I am also sitting here trying to type with a painful shoulder.
A pulled muscle, inflammation…pain.

No power.
Pain.
Somehow the two go hand in hand.

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A storm is predicted to hit the east coast this coming weekend.
It is being described as an unusual mix of a hurricane and a winter storm.
Steady gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain, and maybe snow is expected.

Every time a storm is predicted…the magnitude of this one…I fill up a bathtub.
We do not have public water or public sewer in our immediate area.
When we lose power, we have no running water.
Filling the bathtub is a way to have water for the duration of the storm.

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There we were in the elevator.
We were all going up to the same floor.
We were going to a woman’s prayer time…for the next hour or so.

Elevator etiquette.
You look straight ahead…making sure you respect personal space.
You don’t talk.
You look at the lights as you climb…waiting for your floor number to light up.

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Sirens…such a disconcerting sound.
The other night the air was filled with them.
In our little town, the firehouse is less than a mile away.
We are used to hearing sirens when and if the fire department is ever called.

This was different.
This sounded like many alarms from neighboring towns.
I couldn’t tell if it was the sound of police sirens…which we hear on some of the country roads…or fire alarm sirens…responding to a call.

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Last week, the moon was spectacular.
I have always been partial to the moon…the lesser light…God’s Word says.

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. God made two great lights – the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night.(Genesis 1:14-16)

The incredible full moon, we all saw last week, is known as the Blue Moon.

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My oldest son has always been a thinker.
He has a wonderful way of looking at the world.

My husband was given a pocket watch as a groomsman for one of his brother’s wedding.
That pocket watch was something Kevin loved.
When it no longer worked, he would turn the hands and set the time himself.
It was right around the age that he was learning to tell time.

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My husband buried his mother today.
The weather forecast called for thunder storms.
I sent a friend a text, while my husband drove this morning.
There should be a law…no rain on the day of a funeral!

The weather seemed to walk hand in hand with the mood.
We each had our umbrellas because as a son, my husband was a pallbearer.
It started to rain as we began our drive.
Dreary…but manageable.

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We have all been around people that think they are wonderful.
They are the ones who talk about themselves the majority of the time.
They will always have a better story to tell and a bigger adventure than yours.
They are not pleasant to be around.

Ego is a tricky thing!
We have worth simply because we are made in His image.
All the Glory is His…we merely reflect Him to a dark world.

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It was my first week of college.
I was a commuter student…living at home and working…while taking classes.
Fashion was a bit preppy.
Wide wale corduroy skirts, dean sweaters, loafers, leather belts with changeable buckles.

Of course, clogs were also worn with skirts.
I loved them and couldn’t wait to get my first pair.
I wore them to class that first week.
Walking was a little difficult because you needed to keep the clogs on your feet.

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There is a large walnut tree in our front yard.
When our youngest daughter was little, all she wanted was a tree swing!
This walnut tree was perfect.

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