When this week began I had a plan. I was going to accomplish so much this week while my niece was in school. Well, over the weekend we got word that not one but TWO hurricanes were headed our way.
We have been prepared for the most part this season so we only needed to go and get small stuff. But with the storms and COVID-19 colliding it has not been conducive to my focus.
The first storm Marco has since dissipated so thankfully, we did not have much to worry about with it. But the second storm Laura is a category 4 storm with winds at about 140mph. Baton Rouge and New Orleans are no longer in the immediate line of fire, but it is slated to come on land at the Louisiana/Texas border, which means we will get some winds and rains and tornados. But the worst of it will be west of here. So it has been a lot of watching and praying and being patient (ugh patience) that everything will work out as it should.
I know that I would be prepared to face whatever changes this storm may or may not bring but the human in me is still worried about my family and friends in the path of the storm.
Overall, I won’t lie, whenever big storms come close I get this kind of nervous excitement that is all kinds of irrational. A part of me isn’t worried and wouldn’t care if the storm came through but another part of me keeps thinking about Hurricane Katrina and how the impact of the storm was so huge in our lives. (The fact that Saturday is the 15 year anniversary of it doesn’t help much.)
But, instead of stressing about it and causing my niece worry unnecessarily I will choose to keep trusting my Abba. No matter what happens. Storm or no storm, He holds my future in the palm of His hand, and I know that everything that happens will work out for my good.
In the meantime, I implore all my readers in the path of this storm to evacuate if necessary and if not please be safe. I want you all to be safe. Check on your loved ones too. This pandemic has changed the way we care for each other but a phone call can do a lot. So can a text message.
Also, keep the family of Jacob Blake in your prayers as they wrap their heads around his newfound condition. Another shooting and my heart is just…I have no words. Pray for the city as well, their hurt is real and their anger is too. This too shall pass.
With so many things happening lately it isn’t always easy to be patient and trust that God is still in control but He is. Patience is not easy. And as I’ve said many times God will not let me drop the course so I may as well pass it. So let’s do this! 💜💛💜💛
