Yesterday's Flood

Sunday night we had thunderstorms all night with lots of rain (2-3 inches). I love thunderstorms and did not think anything of the amount of water coming down mixed with the large amount of snow it was melting. In the morning we began to hear reports of flooding nearby and so we decided to take a look, we did not have to go far...

We are standing on a bridge here and that is the local elementary school behind us!

We are so thankful that the flood waters did not reach us in our trailer park, though for a while we thought they might. There are so many people that lost so much and we pray that we can somehow help them in the days to come. There were rescue vehicles everywhere including boats in the water, I have not heard if there were any deaths or not, I pray there was none. We were headed down one road when a truck stopped us saying that we shouldn't go any further since they had just rescued some people off the top of their vehicle down there. One lady told Patrick that she was driving along and everything seemed fine until she saw a truck floating passed her and she could not get stopped in time and they collided. Then they both had to be rescued from their vehicles! 

 Now the waters have receded but there are many roads still closed and a whole lot of cleanup work to be done. We praise the Lord for His protection and pray for those that have losses, that it will cause them to seek the Lord Jesus Christ.

Let it Snow!

We have snow! A snow storm blew through yesterday, dumping seven or eight inches of snow on us. It is hard to tell how much we actually have because the wind was blowing pretty hard, causing the snow to drift.

We also had my sister's four children here for the weekend, who caused our ordinarily quite home to buzz. We all enjoyed each others company, working together, playing games, telling Bible stories, etc. This morning the temperature stayed under zero degrees, which combined with a stiff breeze made forays to the out of doors short lived.

Ashley

Brittany shoveling our driveway

Ashley and I

Ashley's shadow!

It really does not seem like a lot of snow to me, compared to years past but I am glad that it is finally here! As I have often been heard to say, "If it is going to be cold, there might as well be snow and lots of it!"

And because I couldn't resist...

Does any one else love snow?

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

(Psalms 54:4)

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. (Proverbs 29:2)

Last night I watched and photographed a large electrical thunderstorm. It reminded me of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, whose power far surpasses any power that any other ruler has. In fact, the power which they seem to have is only by God allowing them to have it. The very life that they and we have, is given and maintained only by the mercy of God.

The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.

He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: "Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!"

The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah (Psalms 50:1-6)

Let us still Praise Him!

The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!" (Psalms 50:23)