The Shut Down

I am sure most of you that read this live in Kentucky and know about the ice storm that traveled through our state. I am also sure as I type this that many do not have power yet. It is a long road to recovery for many residents in Kentucky. It seems like only yesterday we were cleaning up after IKE somehow came through the state of KY with winds close to hurricane status.

I hope and pray for all of you as well as those doing everything they can to restore homes back to shape. Hug an electric worker next time you see one...

The below picture was the night of the storm. I thought it would be cool to get a picture of the ice/sleet that totally froze everything in place. Little did I know how NOT cool it would be.

The next morning we all woke up to no power, sleet, freezing rain and then snow on top of it all. The poor trees could not take it. Now I know that this is a mild picture of the trees. When we went out I had to focus on driving and taking pictures was the last thing on our mind. We went out to Target which was running on generators and bought candles and non perishables.

The next day after huddling all night in the living room together we decided to go out and find heat. There was a small area that had power. We waited in Kroger parking lot for an hour to buy gas for the car. Our kids were so good waiting we promised them McD's breakfast. We had to wait yet another hour to get breakfast. Here is a picture I took real quick:

After our adventure to McDonald's we went by the church to be amazed it had power! Now I know not everyone knows about the accommodations at the church but it would have been a great place to be if we had to stay. It has plenty of rooms, couches in the youth area, kitchens, bathrooms, shower rooms off the locker room area, washer, dryer and commercial kitchen if we really wanted to get fantasy. We went in the warm building and set up camp. I made a play room for the kids with carnival games we have for childrens events. Buffy laid on the couch we got a movie going and it was getting better. Then Bro Jeff (our pastor) and his family arrived with the same idea. We all laughed and chatted for a bit. I then got a text message saying that our area had power. We went home and enjoyed every minute of it. We just now got internet today. That is fine with me though. Our family is safe, home, eating and warm.

Times like this make us realize just how blessed we are and how it all can be taken away in a minute. Praise the Lord for his provisions and his protection.