They will bounce back. Hardworking people always do.
They use sweat, initiative, and blessings after wrath. They salvage what they can, wipe away the tears and move forward. It's what you do in the midwest after a tornado, in the Philippines after a typhoon. It part of all of us.
Various places across Illinois and Indiana were hit by strong thunderstorms yesterday afternoon. The tornadoes that dropped from the skies were scattered, taken a few lives, and changed others. In many of the tight knit communities of this region, everyone knows someone affected.
Most people noticed the stoppage of play in the Ravens/Bears game yesterday. Some even took disparaging tones about the decision. It pales against real life.
Parts of the entire towns of Washington and Pekin, Illinois are gone. Kokomo, Indiana took a large hit.
The stories are endless. I know of a couple involving youth sports. A former Little League President I served with says the housing development down the road is gone. Thankfully, he and his family are safe.
A travel hockey family pinned in a Chicago hockey rink while the weather raged, eventually going to Rockford for a second game before coming home. Two great wins and grateful travel home.
Travel volleyball teammates had a Buffalo Wild Wings they wanted to stop at in Kokomo on the way home, but chose Ruby Tuesday because the weather was getting bad. The Buffalo Wild Wings is gone, destroyed by a tornado. The distance was only a couple of blocks, apparently happening while they would have been there.
My in-laws lost one tree, maybe a second. The church we were married in lost part of it's roof. My neighborhood lost a couple of small trees, one falling on a couple of cars. Never minor to the individual, but in the grand scope of things, small losses.
Ten days from now, we celebrate Thanksgiving. We should give thanks continually.
So...am I off base?
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