How are your kids when storms hit town? Tonight we had the neatest lightening display, neat that is as long as you are an adult. As for the children, they didn’t find it so neat. In fact one replied, “Oh great, it’s War of the Worlds.” Yes, he was talking about the movie with Tom Cruise. You know the whole lightening scene where it is continuing to strike in one spot over and over? That’s the scene we had it was amazing.
But as with all storms, I have one that gets very scared. The baby, he’s only 2 and the …read more

This Saturday we had a humdinger of a storm here in Perth, Western Australia. The rain came down, the wind blew, lightning struck and thunder rolled. It was frightening, exhilarating, and wet. The roads were covered in water. Drivers had to slow to avoid traffic accidents and prevent stalled vehicles. There were several cars pulled over to the side of the road. My neighbour’s house was struck by lightning. The concrete from her verandah scattered over her front lawn.
All this stormy activity reminded me of the times I’ve thought of as stormy in my life. There are times that hit …read more