Grateful

Last night when I overheard Trevor talking to his dad on the phone and say "everyone's okay but they don't know about the house" I knew something really bad was going on. Turns out a tornado hit within a half mile of his brother and sister-in-law's house. After a long night (I'm sure it seemed much longer to them) we finally heard from them that their house was completely intact and they were actually able to stay the night at their house using a spaceheater and flashlights.

As soon as I heard about the tornado I jumped on the internet and searched every Oklahoma newspaper and tv news station for more information. I even pulled up a map of Edmond to see where their house was in comparison to the damaged houses. I put myself in there shoes and remembered how ill prepared I'd be if we were quickly evacuated from our house. I even felt guilty for sleeping in a nice warm bed, knowing that so many people in Oklahoma just had their houses ripped to shreds, they may have even had family members whisked away into the tornado never to be seen again.

I'm just very grateful that my brother-in-law's family and house are okay. Maybe this will spur me into actually filling the backpacks (bought 5 years ago) with 72 hour kits.