In my safe place...

Today as I still, after five days of nursing my tooth....or actually lack there of, the ultimate fear, a dry socket and the pain that will not stop. Lordy this is annoying and painful and a bit freaky because it is apparently linked to every part of my body. I nearly hurt all over. So back to the point! While in my misery and all there us to do us watch forty year anniversary episodes of The Godfather...not that I mind that, I am a huge fan! And then now on another channel is my 1970's favorite..."Urban Cowboy"...I mean come on, a classic! Yep, mama's don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys! I didn't ... Ha ha! Back to the point once again, the weather is going nuts...school let out early, offices are closing early, the weather people are interrupting these classic films with that agonizing sound and these words of warning...."please go to your safe place!!!" this brings me to chuckle sometimes. Not to say that we shouldn't adhere to these warnings, of course we do. Reminds me of a few years ago, when my daughter was about six or so a huge twister rumbled through our small East Tennessee town and as we literally watched it go down past us over Easter's Ridge taking up a big barn with it, we then went to the basement! Yes, we watched it go by, we were about a half mile away on a hill and we were somewhat shocked by it, but as we went down the stairs to basement our sweet Bethany said..."daddy do we need to pray!?"... Yes! He said and she stopped then and shut her eyes with her hands in prayer mode and began..."thank you Jesus for our food, AMEN!".....bless her heart! She knew where the safe place to be was and I know God received that prayer. So when I hear that call I know that my safe place is wherever the Lord is. Sometimes it does feel like he takes a break from watching out for us when we see all the poor towns leveled over and over by storms and tornados, floods and snow, the worse that we have had in centuries... Wow sounds to me like something's stirring up with him! He told us that there would be these kinds of incidents as the day approaches when he will return. Also wars and all kinds of other catastrophes! Good times! So when I hear from the news weather person... Go to your safe place! I am going along with the Lord and today my aggravating tooth pain! Stay safe everyone, prayers and peace for us all.