Aww…some Monday

Saturday, May 11 was our 50th wedding anniversary. Our daughter wanted to do something special in the way of a celebration, so a reception was planned for this past Saturday, June 1. We were looking forward to sharing memories with friends and family, playing our favorite music and maybe even venturing out on the dance floor. Everything was in place for a memorable gathering of people we love to celebrate 50 years of marriage.

On Sunday morning at 1:30 am the alarm on my wife’s cell phone sounded and the notice of an impending tornado appeared. We got out of bed and turned on the television to watch the weather. Sure enough, we were under a tornado warning. Fortunately, our house only got a little hail damage, but others were not so fortunate.

The final analysis said that a total of seven tornadoes were tracked in NW Arkansas plus 100 mph straight line winds. The cities of Decatur, Bentonville, and Rogers all suffered major damage. It has been a week and a few families are still without power, but many are homeless and lives have been changed.

The venue for our celebration lost power and had many trees down. Needless to say, the anniversary celebration was canceled.

This tree is in our daughters back yard. Another of similar size fell in the front yard. Their gas line was broken, so they spent a few days with us until the gas could be turned off. That root ball is over eight feet in diameter. Thankfully, everyone is fine.

Put Northwest Arkansas in your prayers as a lot of people are going to be rebuilding their homes, businesses and lives over the next few months. Give thanks to the first responders, and utility workers who have been working day and night to restore services to homes and businesses. Give additional thanks to volunteers like, Sheepdog and Samaritans Purse who have come from all over the country to help clear the trees from homes. Thank you to our friend at Curious As A Cathy for checking on us. We are fine. God has been good.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

Just because the party was canceled doesn’t mean we can’t share some of the music we had selected for the event. Here ya go!