Good morning all:
Well, as some of you know, we had a rough weekend here in Tennessee. As Sue has told you, Vivian and I are ok. The people behind us had just replaced their roof from a twister that came through here two weeks ago, and now they have to replace it again. One of their tractors was knocked over as well, from what I could tell. I know their cattle are all safe. They stayed way out away from the barn and nearer the trees and creek.
A pastor friend of mine, Phil Martin, pastor of the Metro Baptist Church in Gallatin, TN had his church building take a direct hit from the tornado there. I believe his building was one of the first hit. He had 35 children in the building and several adults, but, all are ok. They still had services Sunday at the Metro Christian School building. So, the Lord's work goes on. Praise the Lord nobody was hurt there. There were several killed, and there are still a few unaccounted for. I believe that last count on the dead was 13.
We were without power for a little bit, and the clouds just kept rotating above the fields behind us and over our area of homes. Some left and went into town just in case they became funnel clouds. Others, like Vivian and I, braved it out. Hey, if it's our time to go, it's our time. We were in the hallway of the house for nearly an hour.
We had our identities stolen this past week and are having to close our bank accounts and credit cards. We are going to another bank that has more security features and safeguards on their accounts. This is the second time in 15 months that our identities have been used by someone else.
I may try to mow the lawn today in the early morning hours. Viv's worried about that since I had a major asthma attack on Saturday night, and then another one yesterday. The grass is almost knee deep...last week it was only ankle deep, and the week before that? DORMANT!!!
Anyhow, glad to know that those who went through the storms are all safe and that damage was minimal.
God bless you, and have a great day!
Bro. T