A tornado was heading straight for our house last night! Everyone heads home as fast as possible, all of the activities for church and children are cancelled all over town. News warnings show funnel clouds, rain and hail. We are told to get into a safe spot that contains no windows on the lowest level of our home. Looking around the house I see our hall coat closet located within the stairway and we clear it out as fast as possible. My husband and I gather our 3 most valuable possessions and put them in the closet because the tornado is approaching at 55-95 mph. Nothing else matters at this moment except the safety of these three most valuable possessions.
KAILEE,DAWSON, & LUKE.
If it all were to blow away, I asked myself as I sat in this closet, what would I begin to look for once it was all over? My answer was THE PICTURES. Why? Because everything else is replaceable. Everything else can be replaced with an imitation, something newer and better. I may even be excited to get a new couch or table. But the memories of my life with these people -irreplaceable. Sweet little faces when they were babies, fingers and toes that will never be that small again. These are my family memories. Birthdays, picnics, beach trips, the Easter Bunny, Christmas morning....This is my life's work. A record in pictures to remember their childhood.
I know you may be thinking that I am just writing all of this to sell you pictuers- but I can assure you that I am not. I am writing this because I am a Mom and we spent last night huddled together in the closet protecting our three most valuable possessions.
