Calm in the Storm?

Now that the storm is over & all I hear is the distant periodic roar of thunder I am left with one Big question. IS THAT HOW THE DISCIPLES FELT DURING THE STORM WHILE THEY WERE IN THE BOAT??  I had been getting ready for some friends to come over for our Wednesday morning Bible study group. The oldest kids were already off to school, and my husband gone to work.  The twins were eating in their highchairs while I prepared a few things for our Bible Study. I had my coffee in hand & was talking with my 3 year old when I began to realize the storm was getting pretty bad. One by one most of my friends began to send messages saying they didnt want to get out in the storm.  I talked to a friend or two and we decided to cancel our meeting.  I guess here is where I should say that I was wondering why everyone was stressing so bad!! You see, I had grown up in Arkansas where weather like this happens ALL THE TIME.  After moving to South Alabama almost 11 years ago I had totally quit stressing over average Thunderstorms. However, within minutes the lights began to flicker & then went off completely.  They came back on almost as fast.  I began to hear something tattering on the large living room window and realized that IT WAS HAILING outside!! As I calmly walked to look out the back patio doors I realized something else.....It was getting kind of Orange/Yellow outside.  It was storming pretty bad by then. Then BLINK.... the Lights were completely Gone. It was completely black outside & I Panicked!!!! I had seen this ALL BEFORE!!!! I grabbed the twins  & ran toward my bathroom. I was trying to stay as calm as I could, telling Levi lets sit in Daddy's closet & play a game. There we were...Me, a 3 yr old, 2 sixteen month olds, and our little shih tzu all in a little closet. We had No Flashlight, just my trusty iphone & there read a txt message from a friend saying "TAKE COVER" Tornado on the ground in Silverhill.  YES PEOPLE, I LIVE IN SILVERHILL!!!! I was trying to sing Jesus loves me with Levi while listening to the storm. Poor Gabriel wasn't enjoying this at all. He was screaming to the top of his lungs, climbing up me & using my hair for leverage. I was really overjoyed to realize he had something sticky all over him & squished in BOTH of his hands. Now in my hair was what was left of his Moon Pie I had given him after he finished his pancakes!!!!!  I was SO VERY SCARED!! ALL I could think about where my other 4 children not with me.  It was Really Storming Bad outside. My Stomach began to hurt and I wanted to cry. The worst part of the Storm seemed to be right on top of my neighborhood or Very very close.  The Elementary school is just a mile or two up the road. Were my kids safe???? Were we safe??? Was Gordon working out in the middle of it all????  I then heard a loud beep beep beep.....It was my fire alarm!! I flung open the closet door & ran to the kitchen. I had left 2 candles lit right by the smoke detector. One of the big candles in a jar had a long wick & was smoking pretty bad!! I put out both candles & ran back to the bathroom. YES, I WAS IN FULL BLOWN PANIC MODE! I calmed myself and walked around the house. It seemed the worst was probably over.  As I sat & watched the kids play in the living room I thought about what had happened.  It Seriously made me think about when the disciples where in the boat during the storm. (READ Mark 4:35-41) Jesus was right there with them. He was sleeping. They were so scared that they woke him up and asked "are you going to let us drown??" Jesus rebuked the wind & told the waves to "be still".  He asked the disciples "why are you so afraid?"  "Do you still have No Faith?"
I hate to admit that there have been times when I have read that and thought SERIOUSLY??? After all they had been through with Jesus. After they had seen Miracle after Miracle......they were Really Afraid?? Jesus was right there!!!!!!
Well......here I sit. Thinking of ALL of today's events. Wasn't JESUS Right there with me?? Wasn't he at the school with my kids??? Haven't I seen GOD perform many Miracles in my Life????  Don't I know GOD has a Plan for my life and for my childrens lives???  WOW.....Where did my Faith go???

Large tree uprooted this morning during storm.

God please help me to ALWAYS REMEMBER TO TRUST IN YOU!! THANK YOU for the times in our lives where we realize that WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF OUR SITUATION AND THAT WE MUST TRUST IN YOU!!  THANK YOU LORD FOR PROTECTING MY FAMILY TODAY!