Tragedy

I can't even believe I'm typing this.

As if the horrific tornados that hit Tuscaloosa weren't bad enough, my tiny little hometown in central Alabama was completely devastated by a tornado tonight. Hundreds are without power, have lost their homes and belongings, and the last I heard, three lives had been lost, seven were injured and one was missing. Rumor has it that two of the lost lives were children, but nothing is official.

For a town with less than one thousand people (and one red light!), this is tragic. Definitely something that's going down in history. We'll be telling this tale to our grandchildren, for sure.

I am SO thankful my sisters were all safe. The tornado picked up literally a couple miles before their house and touched back down a couple miles after. It destroyed everything all around them, but not them. 

Please keep all of the people affected by this terrible storm in your thoughts and prayers. 

You always say, "Oh, that'll never happen in my town."

Except it did.

And it was bad.