You just don't know...

Sunday morning my husband and I decided to take the kids out for breakfast to our favorite hometown restaurant. We hadn't done that in awhile and thought it would be nice. The place was very busy with hunters coming in from the woods (it's white tail deer season in our area), and church-goers coming from and going to services. With our family of five, there were only two choices to sit, both being in the middle of the room. Now I don't mind sitting in the middle of the room, it's just not my usual choice. Makes me feel like I'm in a fishbowl. But when it's the only choice, I'm honestly ok with it. Let me stop right there for a second and explain something. We have a very strict rule in our home...no electronics at the table. No IPods, cell phones, ear phones, or games. It's dinner time. We talk! My husband and I follow the same rule. For that short amount of time the rest of the world can wait. So back to my story. On the way to the restaurant, my husband was explaining that he had read online about a new bug that was discovered in the ocean somewhere. He was describing it to us and thought we'd like to see a picture. So when we arrived, we all took a seat, and he pulled his phone out while still discussing this bug he had read about. It's about this time I noticed a gentleman and his wife leaving a table to my left. He was a larger in stature figure, and went behind our table (out of his way) to get to the door. As he crossed behind our table he grabbed my husband by the shoulders and half whispered to him, "Man, put your phone away and enjoy your family" and continued on to the door. Neither of us had seen this person before nor know who he was. Now, I have two problems with this scenario. One, how did he know that my husband wouldn't just start swinging and knock him in the nose? He didn't know us...we didn't know him. Two, he was communicating with his family. We were waiting for him to pull up this picture of this bug he thought was cool. I guess my point is this. Don't judge people you see in public. Don't assume you know what's going on at the table next to you. And certainly don't approach someone you don't know just to give your opinion. We were having a nice conversation with our family and were a little freaked out by this. So please, keep you opinions and comments to yourself. Because you just don't know...

Thoughts and Prayers...

Sunday November 17th, 2013 will be forever etched in the minds of all those who live in Central Illinois. At approximately 11:05am a tornado touched down in Washington, IL. This is about an hour from my home. The devistation this tornado caused is unlike anything I have ever witnessed. It looks like a war zone. One week and 4 days before Thanksgiving. Every interview I've heard, everyone has said the same thing..."We had very little time to prepare." "We didn't even have time to get to the basement." On Sundays, my husband and I don't get up early. We like to lay in bed as long as possible. Our children are old enough to care for themselves, and working opposite shifts we don't get a lot of time together. So we use that time to catch up on each others weekly happenings. Well this particular Sunday, we were awaken by someone at our door saying, "There's a tornado headed our way! Get up!" My heart goes out to all of those who will now have to rebuild their homes instead of buying Christmas presents. To those who will have to depend on a shelter to feed them, instead of buying the Thanksgiving turkey. And to those who lost everything, and have no where to turn. Please, if you do nothing else today, say a little prayer for these folks. They need it. You can read about the devistation here.