Stormy Weather

It's summer and I hear thunder claps... there's going to be another storm, my husband points out.
I find it almost comforting, albeit scary, to see a flash of lightning and hear the rolling thunder that follows. It's comforting because it makes God more real, for who creates such a scene? It looks as though He's giving us a free fireworks event. As long as we're sheltered from it, the storm hardly affects us save our senses. But when we are in the eye of the storm, I wonder if we will ever survive.

This year marks our 10th wedding anniversary. Our mutual bliss has produced 2 young male hybrids, both under age 5. This year also marks our first time to see some turbulence in the forecast. God has somewhat sheltered us from the economic crisis this past decade. But we are not immune, and so the sky seems to be getting darker as lightning flashes across it, the din louder as we head into the eye of the storm...

I know that God did not promise a day without trouble, a life without extreme weather conditions. I can only pray that God will keep us strong and faithful in the midst of it.