You don’t need a wake-up call
When you can’t sleep at night.
Eyes wide open.
Nothing feels right.
My cell phone shrieked, “Tornado Warning. Take shelter now.”
We gathered the dog and headed to a storage area in our basement – just in case.
We don’t get many tornados around here, so this was unusual and a bit scary.
They say it’s safest to be away from windows, but then you have no line of sight to see what is or isn’t coming. You have to rely on others to tell you when it’s safe to come out.
The weather warning expired and we emerged from the basement.
Fast forward to 3 a.m.
The rain and wind are gone, but I’m awake and on edge.
My cell phone sits in silence on the nightstand…no alerts and warnings, and it’s way too soon for the alarm clock to sound.
But my mind is shrieking, “The world is out of whack. Take action now.”
For this warning, it does no good to hide in the basement.
We need to open every single window and shine light on all the facts.
We need to creep out of our safe zones and track what’s happening with our own eyes and ears.
This is not a drill.
And we don’t need a wake-up call when we can’t sleep at night.
