Not so Funny, Fay

You all know the saying, "It's all fun and games till someone gets hurt," right? Well, I came to understand that more last evening. We spent the early afternoon yesterday playing in the rain that Fay brought us (see previous post), but last night we had this rather large tree come crashing down in our backyard. We are very blessed that it wasn't any taller or it might have come through the windows and into the house.
Emily and Elder Williams had been playing a game of "Guess Who?" when she said, "Look! A tree got blown down!" He thought she meant that there were trees blowing in the wind, but when he looked it was an actual tree. The girls, of course, started running around the house screaming, and all of the men went outside (in the pouring rain!) to "investigate." I had been in the other room with an ice pack on my back till I can get to the chiropractor on Monday, but when I came in and saw it, I couldn't believe it! I do feel very blessed that no damage was done to our house.
At church today, we found out about others who are in need and a good friend and her husband whose home is flooded with about 4-5 feet of water. In the paper today was a story about a 12-year-old boy who was out with some of his friends yesterday near a lake and who was sucked in and died. A man who tried to jump in and save him is now in critical condition. It is scary what can happen in the blink of an eye. I am thankful that our damage was minor and ask you to pray for those who weren't so fortunate this time.