Tornados

Camryn is obsessed with tornados lately. I'm not really sure what got her thinking about them, but it has become a big fear in her life. I can tell she thinks about them often during the day. She will come up and ask random questions.

• Can tornados be in more that one town at the same time?
• Do tornados come in the fall and winter too?
• What if you don't watch the weather, how will you know if there is going to be a tornado?
• Maybe we should move Gemma's crib away from the window incase the window breaks during a tornado.
• Can a tornatdo come to the same place more than once?
• Mom, can you go check the weather? (this one usually comes right at bed time)

Poor Camryn. How do I explain weather to her without freaking her out? I try to answer her questions truthfully, but "safely", assuring her that everything will be ok. Is six too young to try to understand that God will keep the torandos away.....but even if he doesn't, He still is in control. I am reminded of that verse in Daniel when the three men are about to be thrown into the firey furnace. They answer the king with this statement. "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from your hand oh king. But even if he does not, we want you to know O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."

I'll keep reassuring Camryn that tornados don't usually come in the fall, and that yes, they can lift up a car, but no, we have never had one hit our house. And yes God is in control.