Adventure Time! (not the cartoon)

 so, yes, it was an interesting day yesterday.  while it was normal in most aspects, it had a storybook middle. 
i got up and got it started with the readings and the medicine, got out the house, got to work, did my first runs, easy enough.  i came home and rested and ate and got back to work, feeling okay.  got out on the streets, picked up my clients and started to do drop offs.  before the first drop off, we heard on the bus a warning about possible tornado activity in Ashtabula as well as somewhere close to Akron, so i figured better get them home, but no big deal.  after i got the first client home and was rolling toward the second, i got a call from the office, asking if i was okay.  i thought i'd done something else wrong in someone's eyes, and the call went dead.  i called back and was told that there were reports of tornado activity in Newton Falls, which is where i was heading with 3 of my clients.  i hadn't heard anything about Newton Falls, but i said i'd stay in touch.  i got the 2nd client dropped off, and i had told all of them about what the office had reported, because i didn't want them driving into any surprises, finding anyone they cared about hurt without knowing the possibility.  but, in entering Newton Falls, we found no damage at all...not even signs of rain.  i got the last three dropped off, contacted the last one's parents to make sure they were home, and i got on the road.  then i heard the accurate report:  possible tornado activity in Trumbull county, in Champion, Warren, Howland, etc.  I got on 82 coming back toward Girard and drove into an increasingly dark sky. 

now, what's interesting is, on my way to Newton Falls in the morning, i encountered a fog bank almost exclusively over Newton Falls.  it encompassed my entire route, to an extent.  it lifted by the time i'd got them to their workshops, but i found it strange, an isolated, all encompassing fog.  so, to hear that there was tornado possibilities in Newton Falls, i thought maybe there was just increased pressure in that vicinity. 

but, in Champion, it was like a black tear in the sky, a rip through a summer day of dark material.  the wind increased, the rain increased, the bus was rocking and visibility decreased.  i'd been told the schools and workshops had locked down for the kids and client's safety.  i rolled steadily through, my vehicle empty, saying only "Your will be done, Father", until i came through Champion and by the time i was in Warren, it had mostly cleared up again.  i made it back, thanked God, turned in my bus and finished my day. 

i am glad that i was watched over, and i am glad that my clients made it home safely.  it was a stressful adventure, but it is over and the new day has begun.  thank you again, Jehovah, for bringing us through.