Did You Know That Many Years Ago I Was Frightened By Thunderstorms? Now, The Louder The Thunder, The Happier I Am.

Ever since being a little girl I was afraid of thunderstorms. I could care less about other aspects of a storm, lightening, pelting rain and howling wind did not bother me. For some reason it was the sound of thunder that frightened me, especially when it was the type of thunder that can cause the house to shake so to speak. You know the kind; it is so loud that if you have glass suncatchers on a window you can actually hear them vibrating from the force of the thunder noise as the storm is approaching.

I don't recall when, but I miraculously got delivered from that somewhere down the line. I remember getting ready to go to the hospital to deliver my first baby. I was talking with one of my friends and sharing what am I going to do if I am in the hospital and a thunderstorm happens. No one would be around to shield me or comfort me from the noise of thunder. That was a big concern of mine as I approached going to the hospital. I was way overdue from the due date, and I think I pleaded with my obstetrician to let's wait a little longer before I had to go into the hospital to be induced for labor and delivery. I was not some young child when I gave birth to my first child, for goodness's sake I was 27 years old and 4 years later I gave birth to my second child.

I think it must have been somewhere in between that I must have let go of this fear because I do not recall being worried about thunderstorms when I went to the hospital to have a second c-section with that birth. Feeling cheated I can answer yes to that. I prepared and took all the birthing classes to not be able to deliver both of my children in a natural way with medicine of course to take off the edge of pain. Having both arms strapped down in the delivery room during the operation to bring forth my babies which meant I did not get to hold them in my arms when they were born. I remember we even took a refresher type of class when we were preparing for our 2nd child to be born. They even offered a class for our daughter to participate in for preparing her to have a sibling. She made a welcome sign for her future sibling, and I think it was out when we came home from the hospital. I can only imagine the adjustment a 4-year-old had to make in her life with another one coming into our home. She was the center of attention for 4 years and now another comes into our family. I do not know that experience because I was the 3rd of 4 children born in my family. There was a gap in time between my 2 brothers and my sister and I being born. My eldest brother was 7 years older than me, and my other brother was 5 years older than me. My sister is 2 years younger than me.

I can sense when a storm is brewing in the atmosphere and yesterday was one of those days. After work I sat on my patio watching and waiting for the storm to come in. That is how I was able to take a few video clips as it was approaching my area. Oh, I tackled the problems with Japanese beetles, set out my wasp trap and captured 6 or so wasps and now I am working on flies that are annoying when I sit on the patio. At Lowe's you can purchase a fly trap. It is similar to the concept of the beetle trap. There is a pouch inside that the container of it dissolves in water and releases the scent that draws flies to it. Then they fly down into it and then they can't get out. Things like this fascinate me. I do not know why but I told you before I am a hope solutionist. 

The other day I was checking on the designer purses at a local Dirt Cheap store and discovered they reduced them from 70% off the ticket tag to now 25.00 for each purse. I was on a mission to get a few gifts. There was 1 purse in particular that I was waiting on to be reduced. I was holding out for 90% reduction, but I was ok with 25.00 per purse. One is a Patricia Nash fine leather that almost resembles suede in a beautiful emerald, green color. The other is a Vince Camuto leather purse that I think will be perfect for my sister's upcoming Viking cruise that was delayed for 2 years due to the China virus that affected our country. When is China ever going to pay us back all the money it cost our country?

I know there is a person out there that will bring China to their senses, and we will get re-imbursed if this person should become President of the USA. Land of the FREE because of the BRAVE. What's up with Smithfield Pork allowing China to get their pork and why are they not having allegiance to the people of the USA and keeping the pork products here? Why is China allowed to buy up USA farmland? Do people not see this happening? I think they do and that is probably why the people are going to vote in elections to have their voices/concerns heard. Really, illegals invading our country illegally and getting perk rewards for breaking our laws. If this was a movie and not reality you would leave the movie theatre shaking your heads but sadly enough this is reality in the current USA. Help God Help Your People, I cry out for those that are thinking these things but maybe don't vocalize them. Pray America, pray and cry out to God to heal our land and bring forth abundant blessings again.

Then inflation or whatever you call it is hitting our communities. I know because I converse with my neighbors. Rent increases as leases are being renewed are going up 300.00 per month and in another instance for renewing a lease less that 12 months 400.00 a month. This is absurd. Why does the current administration loathe our country and its citizens so much? That totally baffles me.

Hope solutionist is coming forth now ... start producing our own energy resources again then we can sell it to the European countries that so desperately need it. This is not some complicated thing; this is using common sense. Not complicated, not complicated one bit. Jesus Come Save Your People is my cry today what is yours?

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