Haboob in Lubbock

My oh my! What happened yesterday looked like the scene out of Hildago when the huge dirt storm was rolling in! That is exactly what happened here! There I was, sitting on my bed, writing and it went from sunny to pitch black, then orange! I heard the wind hit the house and looked out the window. The top of the carport was lifting up on it's steel frames. I had no idea if it was a tornado or what. I happened to be home alone, (with the dogs) and no phone.

the swing before the top blew off

the alley as the storm was beginning

the wall of dirt blowing into town. Benny said, "run BoBo! It's going to get us!"
he's 5.

Anxiety - It makes the World Go Round

Anxiety seems to be an epidemic in our society today. Maybe because I have it, I notice more people with the same symptoms. We are constantly bombarded with bad news, economic troubles, civil unrest, etc. They are very legitimate concerns but it is about to kill me. I know I need to be prepared, but how do I prepare for everyone? I don't know. How do I make a plan to keep my grown children and grandchildren safe? I don't know. How will we be in contact if the grid goes down? I don't know.

Today has been especially tense for me. There is a threat of civil unrest to begin in ernest Oct. 10th. I called my children, called my Mom (scared her to death) and called my sister and brother. If this threat is serious (and I think it is) we need to be prepared. We need to be ready. This could be the revolution that takes down our country unless we patriots fight back and take back our Constitution and our Country. After discussions of ammo, guns, food, how to track our kids, what if's, I lost it. I sent my husband out to the store, took anti-anxiety meds, put on jazz and turned off the news. I need normal. I need to hug my grandkids across the country, I need to hug my grandkids here in Lubbock. I might even need my Mom.

I have always wanted to live out in the mountains, self-sufficient, off the grid. That is not practical for us now, but it might be something we NEED to do in the very near future. We need to grow our own food, have our own water supply and power. Raise animals. Make our own fuel and libations! I wish I had magical powers to transport my family and friends to a compound in the mountains, safe from all the crazies and weirdness that is going on right now. But I know that would not make our world safe for our children. God has placed us here for a reason and like Ester, we are put here for such a time as this. I am very grateful He has also provided me with meds!!