The weather has been so strange. Not just recently, but for several years now. So many tragic Storms, so many Lives lost. It really does make one ponder. It has made me look back at the way I perceive my daily routines. I always forget how the mundane is a really good thing. Until something happens to shock me back to reality and to how many blessings I really do have. So much that so many have lost one way or another. There have been some really bad Tornados the past few years. There have been more F4 or F5s. The bad one in Joplin. This past week in Oklahoma. Many others too, but not near us thankfully. We have had close calls over the years. There was one that went through Slifer back in about 1968 or so. My husband was following that one, from a safe distance. Then there was one just a mile east of us, on the road to the nearest town 7 miles away. There was even one that went through our town a few blocks north of us. It was only about an F1, but did enough damage, thank you very much. No lives lost or injuries, thank goodness. I was in the basement and could hear it passing through. It was a whooo whooo whoop sound. It did not stay on the ground very long. It would touch down, go up, touch down, go up, go down, and then it was gone. There was one a few miles South of us year before last too. No damage that time....was in the farm field. There have also been some to the west and to the far east from us....a deadly one about a half hour east. That was near some of our family members. 2 dead I believe, but all of our family safe.
There have been other storms too. The one that came through with Hail so big that it knocked out car windows and house windows as well. It took off the siding and ruined gardens and other items. Then another one that took out the corn and bean crops to the north west of us....It acutually looked like a whirling dervish the way the crops were flattened for miles and miles. No people or animals hurt that I heard of.
These happenings are nature, I know. I have even read about some bad storms other years. Those were northwest of us about 25 to 35 miles. Tornados killed a lot of people in one of them. The other one killed 2 people and destroyed main steet.
What am I meaning to say with this writing? I am not really sure. I guess my intent is mostly to myself. I want to remember these happenings. I want to continue to realize how lucky we have been. I am blessed to have most of my Family close by. I have wonderful Children and Grandchildren. None of them have been arrested. None have even had much for accidents. Those who have were very lucky. Daughter had her car severely damaged once, parked in front of her home....no one was in it at the time, thank goodness. Another time she was in a car accident that could have been very bad. She escaped with a few bumps, bruises, and burns. My husband and myself have had some very close calls in that department, but avoided getting hurt. Other than fender benders (done by backing up, no less) , we have stayed safe. As much as we travel, that is a true blessing.
On an ending note, I just want to say to count your blessings. Remember how lucky you are, even when times are bad. They could always be worse. The old saying that my Grandpa and my Mom repeated many times...... I once met a man with no shoes and felt awful for him. Until I met a man with no feet!
Perspective teaches us well.
Grandma Kate
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