No words

We got into the bathtub that morning. I was holding the boys as the played with our cell phones. Chris stood over us and we waited.I could hear loud noises and I began to pray. I prayed that GOD would protect our family and our home. He did.We looked out and only saw trees down.I have never been so thankful. We hugged Chris as he left for work not knowing how long we would go without seeing him.My brother in law came to get me and the boys. There were worse storms coming later and Chris didn't want us being there by ourselves. Later than evening we once again took cover as the EF4 tornado was headed for Rainsville.It hit a couple of miles up the road. Once again GOD chose to spare us.But that wasn't true for my brother in laws family and many others.We got the call that his brothers house was gone.They found him and his children in the field behind the house.Only his son had survived.As I sat there with my sister and niece as they were grieving my heart broke for them and others that had lost family.I had no idea how widespread and destructive the tornado was.Four days later we sat in church and worshipped our MAKER.We wore our work clothes so we could go out and help salvage anything we could for these families that lost everything. We worked at what used to be a home to a family of 5. They survived while many of their neighbors did not.There was little left.Then we walked the fields at my brother in laws family home.Nothing but a concrete slab.We only found a few pictures.So many lives lost and homes destroyed. And here I was only without power and a few trees down.Ive seen a community come together to help out however they could. Wonderful friends from our faith family came to cut the trees in our yard. Not because it was a pressing issue but because they wanted to take the burden off Chris who has worked 16 hour days since.They will never know what their act of kindness meant to us

Friends watched my boys soI could go out and work.I will forever be grateful because that allowed me to be a servant of Jesus to the people around us.Others offered their showers and beds while we were without power Hundreds were helping feed the hungry and tired,gathering items for the needy and sorting through debri to salvage what they could for these families..I have nothing to complain about.I am only grateful to our amazing and gracious GOD for protecting our family.I realize it could have been us or our families who lost their lives.They buried my brother in laws brother and niece this week.While his nephew still fights for his life. And gets a little better each day.Pray for Bryce. He is 10 years old.And pray for this family and other who lost loved ones as they grieve. I will never forget this historic and tragic day.There are no words for those that lost so much.The LORD gives and the LORD takes away.We will never understand all of this.But GOD does have a greater purpose.We have to believe that. The world will fade away but my GOD lives forever and He will never fail us.