reflections from my first tornado
A few weeks ago, I shared a story about my family experiencing the effects of a multi-vortex Tornado. It was on Tuesday May 24 th 2011 that an F5 Tornado touched down in Oklahoma. I received a text from someone asking me to pray for her aunt who lives in Oklahoma, because a Tornado just hit ground on the I-40. This text caused me to immediately call my mom to see if she was okay, because she and my dad just moved out to Oklahoma 2 months ago to stay with family for a while. So I immediately called her and a recording came on the line saying, “The number you are dialing has been disconnected or is no longer in service.” I thought to myself, “Oh no my mom has been swept away!” So I called back again, and thank God she finally answered. She had just picked up my 6 year-old-nephew at school, and she and my dad were heading down to the basement of the school. I asked her if they were near the I-40, and she said yes, it is very close to where they are. And for the next hour I stayed o...