Typhoon

We survived Japan's Typhoon 13! Since we live so far out in the country,
we were afraid we'd be without power for a week. Norman was supposed to
preach in the afternoon service, but that service was cancelled since
the typhoon was expected around that time.

We shut the huge storm shutters, causing our living room to be quite
dark, and waited for the big one to hit. We heard lots of wind and some
rain...and then the power went out. The kids were ready to use the
candles even though it wasn't really dark yet. However, before long, we
lit them, ate our romantic dinner of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,
and then had fun. Memories were made as we sang songs to guitar, read
aloud, drew pictures, and played with glow sticks. For once, Dad had
lots of undivided attention to give to the kids! We washed our hands and
brushed our teeth using water from 2-liter bottles. And we were
lullubied to sleep with wind howling and the plastic of the awning
whapping away.

The electricity was restored sometime in the early morning hours. How
wonderful to have those conveniences once again! Water! Lights!
Refrigeration! Computer!

Thanks, Lord, for keeping us safe!

posted by Susan @ 3:18 PM