This image, showing trees stripped bare after a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, May 23, 2011, taken by Reuters’ Eric Thayer.. Chilling.. disturbing.. amazing.


The power of nature.. rolling storms taking out lives, limbs, property, and the aura of safety that surrounds so many of us..

Even Schmuckraker home base had a surprise tornado warning Monday night, a massive storm rolled through. No where near the severity of Oklahoma City Tuesday and Joplin on Sunday.. But nonetheless, the nation is being scourged with a sudden dose of bad weather..

Hopefully the jet stream moves into a new pattern and allows weather to change its direction from ultra-violent to just …weather..

We’ve been through bad weather before. But this year seems to be different. It seems to be more deadly. And watching news accounts, reading dispatches from reporters, and seeing photos from the scene, there is something more traumatic and real about the outbreak of horrid conditions around the country..

May it end soon! 
Not with a bang but with a silent whimper of wind taking us into a beautiful summer. 
Tough luck.. the pattern appears locked. 





To all the men and women of prayer out there: Keep praying