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Louisiana's Thoughts And Musings: All Clear; Time To Pick Up The Pieces. :( by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Rated "G" by the Author.
Louisiana Sandusky and family have weathered the storm; yet she is dealing with tragedy that's hit one of her friends who lives just a few blocks away.
Thurs., Feb. 7, 2008, 6:17 a.m., C.S.T~
The storms have thankfully moved on; yet I have been forever changed--as have the lives of many others across the American South.
Over fifty people have perished in the fierce winds--and the death toll could very well go higher as more bodies are found.
To add to the fray, there was a natural gas explosion just northeast of here; officials think it may have been weather-related. Maybe more deaths in that event.
Anyway, we'd heard this big boom, which sent us scurrying back to our basement; we were scared it was another tornado. It frightened us; we're still shaking as we remember the events of Tuesday night.
I am getting to the point to where I want to move--to Alaska, where the only storms there are magnetic!!
It's gotten so bad (i.e., my StormFear) that every time they even mention severe weather, I'm having Bill haul the kids to the storm shelter!! With so many disabled kids to raise, we can't pussyfoot around; we have to be extra vigilent.
I am left feeling numb and in shock. A church friend of mine has lost her twelve year old son in the tornado-laden winds: her son was killed when a tree fell on him as he went outside to put his bike away.
Never mind that a tornado was coming straight for Nashville from the southwest and that it was stormin' to beat the band out: the kid wanted to put his bike away, so it wouldn't get blown away.
Suddenly the scope of the event seems much bigger because we have lost someone we knew. Dominic Brownwood was a very sweet-tempered young boy, sang in the children's choir at church, didn't have a mean bone in that scrawny little body of his; just an all-around nice kid. Now he's dead, and we are left asking: "Why?"
Deidre, Dominic's mother, called to tell us the news. She was in tears--and understandably so. In addition to losing her oldest son, the family also lost their home; they're currently staying at a shelter set up for the Red Cross. Just one tragedy after another.
It looks like we'll be attending a funeral in the next week for a little boy who didn't have to die in the manner he did. A sad time for us, a sad time for many people who knew this beautiful family.
I often question God, asking why He allows such awful things to happen--weather disasters (aka tornado, flood, hurricane, tsunami, etc.), disease or famine, wars, September 11, 2001 or any other terrorist attacks, etc., people to be born severely disabled, et. al.--; yet we should never question Him. However, I still do, especially when tragedy hits close to home.
When many bad things happen at the same time (such as when Susie had her stroke and when Rebekkah and Maddie had been shot a few years back), this is when I am at my most vulnerable state because I think I can't deal with it.
Yet I do, every time. I guess I'm stronger than what I realize. (I have to be to raise the kids I'm raising!)
Anyway, as bad as the weather was here, we managed to escape it without much damage. We didn't lose power (if we did, we lost it briefly until our generators kicked on), and the only things we lost from our home were a few shingles off the roof (as well as some aluminum siding from the south end of our house) and some branches/twigs from our trees. We lost a young sapling that couldn't handle the 100-mile-an-hour winds.
We also lost our nerves. Ever since then, we've all been shaking-scared.
Johnny wanted to watch the storms. I told him no. I told him to stay put or I was going to chain his wheelchair to the wall! And Ronee' got so scared she worked herself into an asthmatic attack. She didn't have to go to the hospital, thank goodness, but she was wheezing pretty bad for a while until the asthma medicine took effect.
Emir, Arjun, and Vijay screamed and squawked the entire time; they were beyond terrified. They were all inconsolable. Even my little Pomeranian, "Cajun Gold", was scared: she piddled all over the floor, whining pitifully.
Our Great Dane, "Marmaduke", was petrified: he was trying to hide under one of the couches--and not doing a very good job of it. LOL
I was worried sick about Dwerlina, as she lives in Louisiana; thank God the storms spared her place. Andre', her husband, is okay; nobody hurt there. She is due to deliver her daughter any day; this was one reason why I was so scared for her.
Stephanie who lives in Texas said the storms formed just east of where she lived, and they migrated onward, gaining strength as they did. She said all they got was some minor lightning/thunder and some brief heavy rains and wind, not much else. I worry about her too because she lives smack dab in Tornado Alley--and no place to go when it "comes up a cloud".
She hates storms almost as much as I do.
Well, I have to go and leave in a few; let me get myself a cup of java (Community coffee) so I can wake up and then head on to the mines (another day, another dollar!). I will write in here again soon; take care and God bless!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tennessee, Louie May. :(
I think the tornadoes took my mind with their terrible winds: my thoughts are all disjointed this morning! LOL
~L.
I feel just like that poor kitty: scared!! Damned ol' tornadoes!! How I HATE them!!!!
Dear Karen, your news report is excellent, but it breaks my heart. I followed the storm news; it is scary, like in a war. Please convey our feelings to Dominic Brownwood’s mom, it is sad that a young man knows death before knowing life. Karen please, God is not at fault, he gave the independence of power to many forces which work for him. It is hard to interfere every minute, he gave the autonomy to these forces, and it takes enormous intervention to deviate such a power. Like you shoot a ball and the ball goes into another direction, and you cannot help it.
Be safe you and your kids. Emile
Glad to hear the Sandusky family weathered the storm.
But as for moving to Alaska, some scientists believe a very major earthquake may erupt up there, one day soon. I don't think anywhere on Earth is really 'safe' anymore.
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