yesterday was weird

mood: relaxed

All's well in our house now, but yesterday was filled with waves of thunderstorms. Not just any thunderstorms, either. These were the types of thunderstorms that produced multiple, multiple tornadoes.

Of course, the day started with church. I drove to church and encountered numerous showers on the way. As soon as I got to the room we rent at Sports City, the building manager came to tell us that there was a tornado warning on our county, and if the sirens started blaring, we should go to the west bathrooms. During Sunday School, the thunder started rumbling, and it continued through most of church.

After church, the storm had cleared up, the sun was shining, and most of my congregation decided to eat dinner together. I had a blast eating and fellowshipping with them.

I went home, and as I drove home the storm clouds rolled back out into the sky. Less than an hour after I had been at home, the sirens began to blare and my family darted into the basement. After awhile, my mom decided it was okay to go upstairs again, but we hadn't been upstairs long before the sirens began again.

The skies cleared up, but as the evening drew closer, it began to rain again. The local weatherman interrupted regular programming to update us on the storm. Most of the tornadoes came during this evening storm. Luckily the metro KC was spared the brunt of the damage, but there was a lot of wind and storm damage in our area.

At least one woman was killed in Sedalia, and two people were killed in SE Missouri when their SUV was blown into the propane tank of a semi truck. Four bodies were found in the rubble of homes near the town of Renick, MO. Another storm victim was found in Indiana. The University of Kansas at Lawrence was shut down from its severe damage.

Quite a day. This is life in the midwest. I honestly love watching the power of these storms, but I hate to hear about the people who die. Pray that God will be with the people who have suffered property damage or lost loved ones.