We had our first weather emergency a couple nights ago as a family of four. It was a Sunday night and we were getting ready to host life group at our house. We'd just put the boys to bed early because they'd skipped their afternoon nap that day. It was 6:15 and BJ and I were quickly eating dinner before our group arrived at 6:30. It had gotten gray out, but we had no idea that severe weather was on the way. Then the sirens started and it all got a little hectic from there. Part of the issue was that our internet had been on the blink and wasn't working and our satellite is worthless in a storm. So we had very minimal information about what was actually happening. We cancelled life group when my parents texted us to get down to the basement.
All of a sudden I was frantic to get all four of us down there with whatever we might need should a tornado blow our house away. Here is what I grabbed: about 12 toys that were in our room, a flashlight, two sippy cups of water, a cup of water for me/us, a clock radio, and my iPad all thrown into a laundry basket. Oh and we also felt it was critical to drag down their pack 'n play. All essential items during tornadic activity, no? We finally through everything downstairs and went and, painfully, woke the boys up and we all went to the closet under the stairs. The boys were so good. They didn't stay asleep, but let us hold them and I just sang song after song that came to my mind. It helped me stay calm too. I didn't really think anything was going to happen, but you just never know. It's so different with kids now. We stayed down there about 30-40 minutes and then BJ checked to radio to find only music. (We couldn't get any weather to pull up on our phones either. Talk about out of touch.) We layed the boys back in bed and thankfully they went right back to sleep.
It turns out that there was a funnel cloud right over 159th and Ridgeview- just south of us. I don't think it ever touched down. Maybe ignorance was bliss in this case! Praise the Lord for His protection and safety!
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