Homeruns..Lighting bolts and Sirens

Exciting news...Daniel hit his first HOME RUN of the season last night!! He went 2 for 4 with an RBI! We ended up winning the game 11 to 3 against the South Bend Silverhawks. So it was a super exciting night! Praise God!

On the other hand, tonight was a very unusual night for us. The game only went 3 innings before a huge lighting bolt lit the sky and rain started pouring down! The umpires called a delay after the lighting was spotted and soon after the manager of the baseball stadium came out to the field and told everyone we were under "severe weather watch and to seek shelter immediately." The stadium was cleared and the players were free to go home in order to seek shelter there. The town's sirens were going off and the thunder, lighting and wind began to intensify as Daniel and I drove back to the house we are staying at. (Which I haven't mentioned yet: Daniel and I are living with a host family right now in Clinton. It is actually the Lumberking's baseball chaplain and wife that we are living with and they have been such a blessing! The Lord truly does always provide. We have a nice little setup in the basement with our own shower and bathroom, so it's been great!) Anyways, back to the freaky weather..... which may I add-is definitely not something 'us native Californians' are used to. A girlfriend of mine from Wisconsin heard about the eye of the storm and the tornado warnings hitting Clinton and sent me a text saying "Welcome to the Midwest". Ha ha. It has definitely been a new experience for Daniel and I. It felt good to pull up to the house and know we are safe here from the crazy weather outside. The storm has since calmed down and I believe the worst of it has passed through. We ended up getting to spend some good quality time with our host family and Daniel and I cuddled up in the basement and watched the movie Roman Holiday. So overall, it ended up being a good night. We made it through the storm and fortunately didn't have to experience our first tornado.

Besides the unpredictable Iowa weather... things have been really great. I am working at the baseball stadium right now doing group ticket sales and selling tickets at the window. So that's been fun. It's been something nice I could do before the games and I am off by the time the game starts.

Anyways I hope you all are doing wonderful :)

Psalm 18:1-2 "I love you, Lord; you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety."