oklahoma.

one of my biggest fears in this world is that of a tornado.

which is just one of the reasons that i have chosen to stay within the safe mountains of 

western NC my entire life.

even the thought of one coming through my home scares me to no end.

i remember about 2 years ago when we actually had legit tornado warnings... 

i slept in my bathtub with my giant dog on top of me scared to death.

and i was fine. nothing happened.

because my area is not prone to tornadoes... or really bad weather.

but i was still scared.

so to think of the fear, devastation, heart break, and loss that those in 

oklahoma are experiencing right now just kills me.

i can't even fathom it.

looking at the pictures from the damage this morning in my office, drinking my coffee, 

and knowing that i have a home to go to this afternoon at 5 o'clock just makes it worse.

a lot of those people don't have homes anymore.

and some don't have their loved ones.

my heart is breaking.

to see more of the pictures i'm talking about go here.

 i know that this sort of thing is out of our control.

but there are things that we can do to help.

things like praying.

for the victims, the families, and the volunteers.

linking up with other agencies that are offering assistance.

which you can get details on here.

and keep hope that this sort of thing doesn't happen again...

they need time to recover.