Yesterday, our weather forecast called for showers with possibly heavy storms at times. It was a day of sun, then showers and…repeat.
Early in the day, a friend posted on Facebook: “I can remember being in a severe thunderstorm with grandma in their living room, she said to me: “Hush child, be still, the Lord is doing His work!” .
That brought back memories of my mom, who grew up in a large farming family, telling me something similar about her “Papa”. In her words, he would say: “Y’all sit down and be quiet. God’s work’s going on”. He also brought in whatever farm hands were working in the fields, which I think was usually his their sons and many of their six daughters.
Mom said they had to sit quietly. They could talk, but there was no running around or playing, and they couldn’t be near any windows. Grandma, nor any of the girls, did any sewing for fear that the needle would be a conductor for lightning. I imagine when Papa spoke, they all listened and obeyed. (I think this photo was taken in the spring/summer of 1922. The family would add a son the following year, and a daughter in 1925. My Mom is the girl with the darkest hair…third from the left; she was 12.)
Many times during storms, I think of Mom telling me those stories from her childhood.
And we did have some heavy rain and storms yesterday. In the early evening, tornado was reported in Virginia Beach, about an hour away from us. Thankfully, although the area had major damage, there were no injuries or deaths.
In the evening, we had this amazing sky.
God’s work was going on.
~These Days Of Mine~
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