California Girl Here...

I was born and raised in southern California and the weather there was just always perfect and sunny. I think one time it snowed when I was in elementary school and as soon as the snow hit the asphalt - it melted. We had some winds that got up to pretty high speeds, but for the most part I never experienced conditions like last nights storm. I will be honest and say that even though I had my husband there with me and we said our prayers to be watched over...I was scared. I don't like thunder when it shakes the house and I certainly don't like to see HOT PINK on the radar right over my house!! By the way, the HOT PINK means tornado!! We had hail and rain and winds and thunder and lightning - all mixed together created a terrible storm that I couldn't fall asleep to. Around 11pm a loud crack of lightning followed by the roars of thunder, Evelyn woke up crying. I went in to get her ( I wanted to get her anyways in case we had to hide in the bathroom) and we sat on the couch watching the news for about an hour. Holding her actually made me feel less anxious and more calm. She was completely relaxed in my arms and I kept whispering in her ear that mommy's here. She soothed my fears just by having her in my arms totally relaxed and comfortable without a fear in the world. We all finally went to bed around midnight and slept through the rest of the storm. I am glad it's all over and I woke up to birds chirping and blue skies.