Stormy Weather

A big storm rolled into Roswell last evening!
I was watching the weather channel and was ready with candles lit when it hit. The lights went out at my house and the silence was deafening! No air conditioner, refrigerator noise, no fans!
The wind blew but there was little thunder. I could hear fire engine sirens going down Main street. Power outages maybe, trees fallen on power lines. My candles were lit, though my neighbors across the street had their lights on so it was just on my side of the street.
It poured rain and like the old man, I went a'snoring!
Finally, around 9:30 the lights and all the noise in the house were buzzing again. What a quiet world it is without electricity!
Storms will always come in our lives, I just wish we had an emotional weather channel we could turn to so we would know when a personal storm was coming, how fast it was moving and anticipate how to protect ourselves!
But it seems that we just have to listen to that small voice inside that says..time to gather a few candles and where did I put those matches? I know they are here somewhere.
Then, the silence!
The storm is here and all we can do is just ride it out. Cuddle with our loved ones and hope for the best and that the candles will hold out! Then, the next morning, the next week, the next month, the next year and the next(remember Katrina, they're still cleaning up on that one) we work at cleaning up the mess. Rebuilding where we need to and throwing away the rest. Clean up can be a relief somehow.
The storm is past.
The worst is over, at least, till the next storm.