Linking up with Kelly and all to burn some nervous energy, #write31days and get some good blog reading for the day!!!

1. Hubs and the kids evacuated Wednesday night inland to our friend’s house with the dog and cat.  I stayed at my step Dad’s for company, awaiting the call to see if I’d have to go into the hospital for support staff coverage on Thursday morning. 
   

   sweet morning view from step-dads!

2. Thursday morning I went home and paced.  Prayed. Semi-packed. And waited for the call.  Then I bleached the tub, filled it with water and subsequently filled every last water bottle and jug with water.  And saved the coffee in a thermos and put them in the fridge. Just in case. 
   

   I like water

3. Not needed at the hospital, I finished packing and headed west on I-4 to be with my family to wait it out. No one was there.  Hubs and our friend were at work, oldest at a friend’s house and youngest 3 were making a last minute Walmart run. 
4. HGTV and Gulliver’s travels passed the day.  Avoiding the weather.  It’s so unnerving for the constant chatter and speculation.  It’s gastrointestinal distress inducing. 
5. The dog and cat are so confused.  The dog will only “go” across the street about 4 houses down.  The cat peed our friend’s bed.  O. M. G. He has never done that. 
   

   and the lion will lie down with the lamb

6. Our oldest was at a friend’s 15 min away with plans to be home early am before the storm hit.  As it sped up, he came back in the night.  With all my chicks under one roof I can stress a little less. 
7. Power still up so I’ve made coffee, pancakes, eggs and rice for later.  Now to just wait it out.  Thankfully, Matthew has taken an easterly turn sparing us the full brunt.  However, with social media, we see there’s already plenty of damage.  

Ps. All done from my phone!!  What?!?!?

Keep praying y’all!

Peace!

At this point all I can do is blog.  And pray.

I can’t take any more news or weather feed.  I’m not ready to turn on the emergency weather notifications on my phone on, either.

Waiting for a 9 a.m. meeting that will determine if I head to the hospital as support staff or head to Orlando to join my family as we hunker down together.

Fortunately, I slept like a baby at my step-dad’s last night.  He lives on the river and the view is spectacular.  Always.  It was nice to have company and sleep a good sleep, because I know the next two nights will be tough.  The breeze this morning on the balcony was lovely with my coffee and my daily Readings.  #Grateful

The laundry is done.

The dishwasher is empty.

The house is clean.

The tub is bleached and filled with water.  All available containers filled with water.

Phone  charged.  Computer charged.

I’ve put FB back on my phone for the storm so as to let fam and friends know we are safe throughout the storm (providing we don’t lose service).

Emergency papers are in the trunk.  Emergency cash is on hand.

We are as ready as we can be at this point.

I think I’ll pour my leftover coffee pot in a pitcher and stick it in the fridge for later.

I gotta feeling we’ll need it.

Blessings and prayers.  Keep ’em coming!

Today brings us to day 2 of a far cleaner nutritional kind for me.  S far, so good. Here’s breakfast:

Now. I need to get some sleep. All this hurricane prep is stressing me  out and I am planning on tomorrow being one long day of planning and prepping at work and home.  

XOXO

I was inspired by theme of our pastor’s homily this morning:  be faithful.  be adventurous.

He spoke of Elon Musk’s dream of colonizing Mars and then of Columbus and other early settlers who dared to sail west despite the danger of “falling off the earth” only to find new trade routes, worlds and adventure beyond their wildest dreams.  He spoke of the inherent dangers in taking a risk on dreams and the phenomenal rewards of persistance, vision and action.

Here in America we don’t often have to look far to find success stories.  Stories of rags-to-riches, entreprenurial accomplishments, marriages saved, addictions battled and beaten, friendships blossomed and relationships repaired.  Success comes in many forms in life and it all involves a dream or a vision, a risk made, an adventure taken, perseverance and faith in something that does not yet exist.

What comfort to know that we do not have to step out alone on these adventures.

2 Cor 5:7  For we walk by faith, not by sight.