Wait, what! We have no power?
This past week many of us experienced the sudden loss of electric power! It comes as a shock, especially if it’s night time. The darkness hits like a lightening bolt!
“See that guy in the rain, up a pole, in hooks, away from his family? Simmer down, play a board game. Say hi to your kids. You will survive. Linemen are working on it!”
To the members of Central Electric Power Assn. I noticed they experienced over 10,000 outages after the storms roared through. I go to the annual meeting of CEPA and we get reminded every year that a lineman’s job is one of the most dangerous jobs of any. My grandson, Luke Thompson, was a lineman for years and I prayed for him constantly, for his safety. I am thankful he has worked up out of this category, but my prayers are still these men who work long, hard and dangerous, hours to get our power back on!
Prayer needs of some that are not in our area: Mike Sanders, Fox 40 News (Jackson). This past Saturday was his last day at work, for awhile, as he is headed back to Philadelphia to continue his fight against cancer. Remember the boy that was thrown over the railing at the Mall of America, Landon? His Mom, has gone on social media, asking for everybody to pray for his healing and strength! God hears all and she said “Thanks to you and God Bless.” And for my nephew, Steve Gordy of Harbor, Fl. He was hit by a truck several months ago on his mopad, while sitting at a red light. After extensive surgery and plates, rods, screws and recuperation, he now has a bone infection. Please pray with us that it will heal and his leg will be saved!
This is good for all of us! “Distraction for Drivers. Do not take hands off Steering wheel! Do not take eyes off the road! Keep your mind focused on your driving! Driving is not automatic! We need all of our parts centered on our driving task!” Take the US AAA’S “If you can wait” Pledge to never drive distracted!
After having some minor toe surgery this past week, I can attest that the following statement is true! “The main function of the little toe on your foot is to make sure that all the furniture in the house is in place!” Ouch!
“Those who died yesterday had plans for the morning and those who died today had plans for tonight. Don’t take life for granted. In the blink of an eye everything can change. So forgive often and love with all your heart!”
“Don’t cry over the past it’s gone. Don’t stress about the future, it hasn’t arrived. Live in the present and make it beautiful!”
“The sad thing about our nation — One-third of our senior citizens live below the poverty line. Generations of farmers are being driven off their land. Hundreds of thousands of our citizens are homeless. Returned veterans that are struggling with PTSD are being ignored. Our government wants to spend hundreds of millions of dollars importing refugees. Let’s fix fix our own backyard before it’s opened to others!
The older I get, the more I have in common with computers. We both start out with lots of memory and drive. Then we become outdated, crash unexpectedly and eventually have to have our parts replaced! OCD? (Yeah, I’ve got that). To us seniors it means I’m Old, Cranky and Dangerous! (No matter our situation, we are blessed beyond measure!)
Easter Sunday’s weather turned out to be wonderful! We appreciate the beauty of sunshine after the storms and cooler temperatures we’ve had this spring! I made my annual Easter trip back to my home church, Salem Baptist. The building was almost filled to capacity and the service was certainly a glorious gift to all in attendance!
I had to let my mind wander somewhat early Easter morning to the time when my girls were growing up. Easter clothes had to be planned well in advance. We didn’t have “ready-made” clothes like we have today. Working mothers had to catch a time to try to get them cut out, fitted, finished and pressed and ready for the big day. My how times have changed, all for the better too! With the price of patterns and material now it is more cost effective to purchase clothes.
We might have done some complaining if our electric power was off for a short time following the storm. I learned on Sunday that my granddaughter, Brooke Culpepper Crenshaw and her family still did not have their power back on. The power company was almost ready to turn the switch for service when a tree fell into the substation causing further delay. When we think we have problems we can look around and see others with problems that make our pale in comparison.
Looking forward to at least a couple of nice days and hope we can enjoy them to the fullest. Have a God blessed week!
