On Tuesday morning at approx. 1:00 AM, we were hit with the worse ice storm in Ky's history. Right now, I am sitting at a friends house in Leitchfield, KY. Our power went off at 3:00 AM (Tuesday morning). Joy and I quickly put our 4 children (and us) in a 8 by 8 bedroom. We sealed off the window and stuffed things under the door to keep the cold air out. We lit the candles and tried to stay warm. I would love to able to say that I was in a great mood and everything just right (like us men of God do) BUT I failed over and over. God is amazing how He reveals how bad we really are... We DID have a lot of fun and we had been needing some quality 'family time' and WE GOT IT!!! As Joy and I laid there in the darkness, we counted 81 trees that fell all around us. We prayed for the safety of God. Not one single tree touched the trailer. Praise HIM! There were over 300 trees down on our road alone. Our area looks like a tornado ripped though or something! On Wed., we were rescued by 4wheelers (ATVs). We were taken to Leitchfield KY to the nearest shelter; the Grayson County High School. There were over 500 others there. We were provided for and we truly thank God for all those who worked hard to pull off such a task! We later moved to my Mother-n-law's for the night. The next morning we moved to my Sister-n-law's neighbors house for the day. Then, later that night, we moved to my friend Bill's house. What a Week...What a God! Most of the county is still out of power. Our county has partical power and it may take 3 weeks for all the power to be restored. One thing for sure, even thought we knew this storm was coming, we had no idea how bad it was really going to be. I believe this is how it is with God. We know things are going to get tough...the signs are all around us... BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW BAD IT'S REALLY GOING TO GET... This is only a small taste of what is coming to this country. I'm not a prophet...JUST LOOK AROUND US. Joy and I are going to learn how to simplify our lives. We are going to learn how to live closer to the land and to each other. We are spoiled ladies and gentlemen...we are spoiled. My complaining shows it!!! We don't know how to handle inconvience. Going 4 days without a shower and a change of clothes was very hard. There are people who have to live like this and are more happy than we are. At the High School there were no MP3 players...now Wii Systems and very few cell phones. Nothing really mattered but SURVIVING! All of the sudden ALL THAT STUFF really meant nothing...only being together and taking care of one another. I truly thank God for meeting all our needs and taking care of us. However 3 people have been found dead.
Thankful Indeed...James
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