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Last night I was hanging out with some friends and we were playing a game called "Telestrations." The concept is a mixture between the old "Telephone" game and Pictionary. Each person is given their own word that no one knows but them. They write that word down and then draw a picture of it on the next page. They turn the page and pass the drawing booklet to the next person. That person can only look at the drawing and they have to write down what they think the drawing is. The next person receives the drawing booklet and they have to draw a picture of what the person before them guessed. This goes around for eight turns... one person draws and the next person guesses. By the end, what started out as a horse could come back as a hot dog.
Sunday was a very normal day for most of us. We heard warnings of severe weather coming into our area, but little did we know it would hit this close to home. Then around 3am a strong tornado ripped its way through Center Point, Pinson, Clay, and Trussville. Watching so many people have to pick up the pieces and put their lives back together is heart breaking. With a storm like this, there is so much that is out of our control; however, we can control our response to it. May we use this event to focus our hearts and minds on spiritual things and on God. Here are some thoughts I have had…
Think about it.....Last week I was driving home after work and stopped at the gas station/convenience store just outside my neighborhood. I was pumping the gas thinking about the nice dinner waiting for me me at home (Kim is a really good cook). I was tired and complaining internally about the cost of fuel when I noticed the commotion going on at the gas pump next to me. Two middle age, loud ladies were obviously having trouble with their car. The car would not start and they were trying to figure out how to "pop the hood".