Thoughts and Notions

A week ago today we went out in the rain to visit family. At that time Michigan was being dumped on from the left overs of hurricane Ike. It had poured down hard for the third day in a row but we decided to brave the water and go out anyway. Karl drove the car through lots of puddles but the last one was memorable because, to our surprise, the water came up over the hood of the car! To make a long story short, our Alero spent the week in the shop and finally came home on Friday afternoon. We're just glad to have our car back!

We had a crazy weekend!

Friday afternoon a severe thunderstorm rolled through Michigan knocking out the power where Karl is employed. He spent part of his weekend trying to take care of power issues there at work.

On Saturday night another storm came through, this time knocking our power out. We decided to go stay with Mom and Dad Haynes till our power came back on.

On Sunday we emptied our fridge and freezer taking all the food over to Mom and Dad's. I took these pictures as we drove through town. It was like a disaster zone, with so many trees down and damage done. We got to Mom and Dad's place just as another storm came through knocking out their power. Mom and Dad have a generator, so Karl and his Dad soon got that hooked up.

On Monday evening we found out that our power was back on. We are now back at our place and thankful to be back to the familiar. Our Internet was just turned on a bit ago allowing me to make this post. Mom and Dad Haynes are still without power and are told it will not be back on till Thursday. (yuck!)

I was sitting inside when I happened to catch a glimpse of the sky out my window. I just had to run out and catch a few pictures!

It's a warm day here in Michigan getting up to 62° F. We all put on our sunglasses and made a trip to the park. What a beautiful day!

I know you may be tired of the cold and longing for spring. But, last week I woke up to a fresh coat of snow on the ground and was once again in awe of the beauty of God's creation.

He spreads snow like a white fleece, he scatters frost like ashes, He broadcasts hail like birdseed— who can survive his winter? Then he gives the command and it all melts; he breathes on winter—suddenly it's spring!
Psalm 147:16-18