A Semi Stormy Week

Storm clouds gather above the Seminary Campus as I take a 2 mile walk around the grounds.

This week we got to experience a couple of Southern Storms, and I have to say that they are nothing like a California storm.  You'll wake up in the morning to a bright and beautiful day, and it will stay that way until about 4:00 and then you'll see some clouds way off in the horizon, but being from California, you'll think nothing of it.  Then a half an hour later you look out side to see those far off clouds almost completely covering the sky above you.  It's pretty amazing how quick a storm can roll in over here.  

This week I was picking up a few items at what they call the Neighborhood Walmart (It only sells groceries, so it's just a Walmart grocery store.) and all of the sudden the music playing in the store was interrupted by a loud beeping noise.  It was the emergency weather broadcast, and it wasn't a test.  No one in the store seemed to be even listening to the emergency broadcast but me.  I quickly got my groceries and got out of that store because I didn't know how big the storm would be.  Everyone there must have thought I was kind of strange for actually listening to the emergency broadcast.  Well, I think that it was a pretty big storm.  When the rain falls here, you cannot call it rain drops.  It doesn't even start as rain drops, it just starts pouring down in thick sheets of water.  This makes it almost impossible for you to see out of your windshield.  My poor little California windshield wipers just can't seem to keep up.  The torrents of rain cause the roads to become almost immediately flooded with water.  Yet, no one seems to really mind this except me!  Then the lightning begins.  You Californians have never seen lighting or heard thunder like a good old Souther storm produces.  If you happen to be driving during a thunder storm, the sound from the thunder will actually shake your car!  If you're at home, like in our apartment complex, It shakes the whole building and causes the lights to flicker on and off.  I think that being a native Californian, I immediately think "fire" when I see lighting striking the ground all around me.  But, for some reason, I haven't seen any fires break out, only trees being destroyed.  I think it has something to do with so much water falling from the sky as the lightning is striking.  It really is a beautiful sight to see all the lightning lighting up the sky.  It really shows the amazing power of our Lord.  Well,  I am beginning to enjoy these storms, but I am not looking forward to my first tornado warning, give me an earthquake any day. :)

This week has gone well for Matt and I.  I guess you can say that we have fallen into somewhat of a Summer routine.  Matt gets up reads all of his textbooks, we have lunch, Matt heads off to work around 2:00 and then comes home around 11:00.  While Matt's at work I do my best to stay busy by working on crafts, organizing, and reading library books.  I have to say, that I am quite ready for these relaxing days to be at an end.  That's not to say that I don't appreciate them, but I am so used to constantly being busy that this kind of lifestyle is very strange and sometimes annoying to me.  But, I don't have to be idle too much longer.  This friday I go in for new teacher's orientation at Christian Academy of Louisville.  Then, next week I will be going in every day for various trainings, and classroom set up.  Next Friday will also be our orientation here at the Seminary.  Matt starts classes on the 13th, and that's right around the corner.  All of your prayers will be greatly appreciated as Matt begins his classes and learns to adjust to his schedule of classes, study, work, church, and family.  It's a busy schedule, but God has definitely been preparing us to do all this with what He had us doing these last couple of years in Anza.  Also, pray for me that I will be able to be a good support to Matt as he works to balance all of these areas in his life.  Thank you once again for all of your prayers, they are greatly appreciated.  The next blog should be a lot more interesting than this one, in that I will have a lot more news to share with you all.  Until next time, have a great week!