April 27th, 2011

I don't watch much news, but a call from my dad at 5:30 that morning told me that this was going to be a serious day...I pulled my babies in the bed downstairs and waited for what was to be 4 Tornadoes barreling down our Interstate, a few LONG minutes later, with the green light and sleepy eyed we crawled back up the stairs to start what would be a horrible day for our neighbors. We spent the day at my parents house waiting for updates on the storm from a little radio and no power.

I really didn't take things serious until our news told us an f5 Tornado had just ripped through Tuscaloosa and was headed our way and would be here in 30 minutes.
We headed downstairs thinking that it was just a normal tornado drill in April.
Nobody expected it to be like this...

to see more pictures, go here.

These pictures were taken not more than 15 minutes from my house...So Sad. So many people have lost everything. With the death tole around 200 right now it's sure to get higher as they dig through the rubble...people need so much help now.
I don't know how or why this storm that was on the ground for a record amount of time decided to raise up and weaken when it was over us, but I praise God for it.

I got the call that our church was collecting some things and I was running around the house trying to collect whatever I could, tired of Cole asking for the millionth time what we were doing....I just respond with a real quick "Going to Save people", The heart of a child is SO precious! I found Cole in his room a few minutes later looking frantically through his room, I asked him what he was doing and he said, "looking for his superhero cape, to go save people".
If you are looking for ways you can help go to this website.

Most of all PLEASE continue to pray for the people of these communities that have lost loved ones.

In awe of the One who calms the storms.

Abbs