Two summers ago a storm broke loose in Texas. There were tornadoes ripping through my area, hail was smashing windows of cars into fragments and rain was coming down in torrents. 

I was working that day as a home health nurse. I had made plans to meet a coworker for lunch but I was thinking that might not be the smartest idea in this kind of weather.

I called her and she insisted that I meet her for lunch. So I drove into Colleyville to have lunch at a quaint Italian restaurant. 

We sat down and ordered our drinks and I happened to look outside. God had opened the chute  for rain. It was coming down in sheets. 

Then the sirens started for the tornado warnings. I started getting calls from people who loved me, warning me that the tornadoes were close by. 

We continued to eat, stepping into another room occasionally to watch the TV and keep the tornadoes in check. 

We finished our meal as the sirens serenaded us with their irritating tone.

The minute we stepped outside the rain stopped. 

I got in my car and went to go see a patient, driving in the rain.  The minute I arrived at the patient’s retirement village the rain ceased again.

There was not only tornadoes that day but hail also. Many people had car damage. 

My car didn’t get a scratch. In fact my hair didn’t even get wet. My home was still safe and secure. 

I felt as if I was the apple of God’s eye that day. I knew it was Him who had protected me from calamity. I can not think of one thing that I have done in my life which deserved this almighty protection. 

In Isaiah 32: 18-19 the Bible says, “My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation. In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places. (19) Though hail comes down on the forest and the city is brought low in humiliation.

Well, maybe I did just one thing to deserve his protection. I did become his daughter when I accepted His son as my Savior and what a loving Father He has proven to be. Love you God!