Just Getting Ready To....

make a post about last week, when a storm literally blew through Kent City. It hit on Sunday around 6:30pm.

I was arriving home from an Alpine run when it started looking dark in the distance....hmmmm? The winds were blowing sticks an leaves around the van as I proceeded up M-37. As I pulled in the driveway I was asking Steve to go move a large branch off the

road because people couldn't get around it. His response.."I can't, a tree just fell on the garage".

I think the winds were clocked at 70 mph. It was over almost before it began....next time Steve looked at the 'branch in the road'...it was now a tree!!

For the next couple hours, we did a lot of walking around town

seeing the damage....and there was a lot to see! Everyone had limbs and tree's down....and power lines were laying on the ground!

Steve and another neighbor stood at 18 mile road re-directing traffic around town. They were there for about 3 hours. Normally the Fire guys do that but they were busy putting out a house fire.

All is getting back to normal now...power came back on Wed. at 11am. PTL!! It was getting old!

We have a lot of work that needs to be done. Garage repair (fixing overhang, soffit & re-roofing the entire side of the garage), yard

clean up, estimates, insurance dealings...... Steve just tried to turn the hot tub back on....no power....hmmmm? Maybe a larger home owners claim than we had expected?????

(A neighbor's tree)

We are thankful to God for his protection of all of us! It's a great reminder of how powerful of a God we serve. They call these....Acts of God...for good reason!