Flood Watch

I haven't written about the bombing in Boston yet. It is just so horrific that someone would do that on purpose. Try to kill and maim people. How long will God allow man's inhumanity to man continue? I spent the day in East Peoria with Braelyn and Taegan, it was nice to not be outside in this weather working with the horses. Karin picked me up at 7:00am for the trip to East Peoria, dropping me off and picking Anna up then she headed to Bloomington for their class of continuing education. They were finished and on the way home after 3:00pm. By the time Karin picked me up the rain was coming down so hard the windshield wipers couldn't keep up. We drove up to the farm to see a couple of mares standing in the driveway. At first I thought it was Jenis and Marika but soon realized it was Indy and Marika. They were put away we turned around and here comes a third horse walking up. Karin and I looked at each other and said at the same time, "who is that?" It was Gem the outside mare, she had broken through the fence again. We understand why the booming sound of thunder the bright flashes of lightning and the roar of the rain on the metal roof was just too much for her to take. She was put back and the fence put up with a temporary fix. Over 2 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours and it has been pouring since. Karin helped bring in Ella and her filly, then let Ribbon and Zalena out in the indoor arena for some free time while their water buckets were filled and hay distributed into the stalls. When she was ready to bring them in lightning struck something near by and the sound of the thunder shook the barn. We left for church in the rain, the rain was pounding on the church roof while Craig was speaking. He opened to Psalm 23 first such a comforting Psalm then in Acts where Steven is accused. Truly it was good to be there. We drove home through the rain and realized about the time we hit the village of Hanna City that there were no lights anywhere. The electricity which had been flickering on and off all day finally quit. Our phones have been going off with flood watch notices. The phones were used as flashlights until we could get mom set up with some real flashlights, and now we are finally home for the night. Hope the rain stops for a bit tomorrow, the boys need hay in their paddock.