Lightning, Prayers, and Songs OH MY

The night we saw Fixin' 2 Rain, a HUGE thunderstorm came up.(I know, I know, pretty ironic.) My parents and Austin were in the camper, Shawn was in the van? camper? and I was in my tent.

I was okay, until the thunder woke me up. It was the "earth shaking" type of thunder. I unzipped the window, and the lightning looked really dangerous. It was coming straight down. To say I was scared would be a gross understatement.

My tent was right under a tree, so I didn't want to stay there, but I didn't want to leave either. By this point, the rain was pouring down. I pulled my sleeping bag up over my head, and did some MAJOR praying. Then a song came to my mind. It's a song the kids sing down in Sunday school, so I started singing softly................

Don't be afraid Jesus is watching you
In the dark night He is protecting you
Talk to the Lord, ask Him to make you brave
Jesus will hear when you pray.

(Chorus)
Jesus is caring for you
Jesus is helping you too
Jesus is always there keeping you
for He loves you.
Jesus is caring for you
Jesus is helping you too
Jesus is with you whatever you do.

You're not alone Jesus is there with you
He can't be seen, but He is there it's true
He is your friend, He'll keep you in His care
He goes with you everywhere.
(Chorus)

After I sang that, my cell phone rang. Mom and dad were concerned, so they had Austin call me and see if I was ok. I was honestly able to tell them I was fine. After hanging up, I fell into a peaceful sleep.

Later that morning, my coworker, Lois, who was vacationing in Flordia, TEXT me to see if I was ok. After telling her I was fine, she said "I saw the storm on the weather channel, and I was praying for you guys."

That simple little TEXT mess. was really touching.

I discovered later that three tornadoes touched down and 26 people were killed. Which only proves that God takes care of us, even when we really don't know the extent of the situation.