Wind

The wind is up today.

Someone told me that a windy day dries up all the water you may have put on your lawn. I am certainly no expert on things like that, but it appears to be true. And so, while I had planned not to water tomorrow morning, I guess I will, because, judging by the strength of the wind and the length of time it's been blowing--all day long--everything must be really dry by now.

I do not like the wind, but I don't want to complain, not with the folks in Moore, Oklahoma, having lost everything to the wind and its accompanying power to destroy.

We have had a few tornadoes, probably more than a few, in Idaho. That Kuna desert is a bit of a tornado alley, but nothing has touched down in the inhabited areas to do damage. Nothing worth mentioning. No loss of life or property. Unlike the two in Oklahoma, one Sunday, and the worst in history on Monday.

According to reports, it was more than a mile wide and its 200+ mile-an-hour fury lasted longer than 40 minutes. No doubt more than one person thought it was the end of the world. And it was for 24 people, the end of their lives on this earth.

I've seen those news films of the place that was a city of neighborhoods, now rubble and ruin.Such events do much harm and destruction, but they also show the goodness of people--those who rush in to help. Many, now, are coming from far distances and working beyond their normal strength, just to help. I am thankful for them.

I'm not sure why I write of this today.

Later . . . 
Now I know. I just saw an interview with one of the teachers at Plaza Tower Elementary School, where seven children died. But not the four she had with her.

One boy said, "I love you Miss Crosswhite. I don't want to die with you today."
She said, "We're not dying today." And to the reporter she said,  "Then I did something I'm not supposed to do as a teacher."

"What was that?" asked the reporter.

"I prayed. Out loud."

"What did you say?"

"I said, 'Please, God, don't take these children today.'"

This is worth writing about. And now I'll say no more, except that I ask you to ponder that a while.What she did and what she said about it.