Here is God speaking : Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no Saviour… before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
Before the mountains were brought forth or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting thou art God.
Isaiah 43 :10 (last part) 11, 13 Psalm 90 :2
The roots of a tree wrenched out of the ground on the night of 15th October 1987.
We were all sleeping peacefully in the two up two down cottage. The sounds of the night had changed, and I woke up. The flailing trees opposite were sending weird, fast-moving shapes across the bedroom walls. I peered out the small window where the curtains were never drawn. I instinctively knew we had to go downstairs. I woke the boys as gently as I could. Carried one and took the other by the hand. I think Roy came as the first tree fell in the neighbour’s drive. The crash was spectacular! We had no way of seeing it or knowledge of how many other trees were straining at their roots.
We were afraid.
By morning, the road was blocked as many other roads were, too. The storm was the worst to hit South East England for three centuries, causing record damage and killing 19 people.
The trees in our road were now well spaced, and there was a new term used and understood by many the ” Michael Fish moment.” Here is a definition:
This term is applied to public forecasts on any topic, which turn out to be embarrassingly wrong.
Quoted from the story.
The story goes that Michael Fish, a weather forecaster, said the following in a televised weather forecast.
Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you’re watching , don’t worry, there isn’t.
Taken from the story.
It is now said that British forecasters are now inclined to predict a worst – case scenario so they are not caught out!
Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.
Augustus Hare
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Looking at the tree that fell in 1987 from the other side of the Christmas tree.
The tree becoming smoother with the years, lying behind the laurels, and supporting a discarded Christmas tree is a constant reminder of 1987!
Oh my goodness, so glad you were all safe. Wind is scary! I have a similar story, in 2003 Hurricane Isabel came up the Chesapeake Bay, and the fierce winds dropped a 100 foot oak tree straight across the front of our house and over our driveway during the night. We all awoke and felt/heard the extremely loud thud. Only when it lightning could we see what had happened and was scared the rest of the night, fearing more of our other 50+ oak trees would come down. The tree took our powerline down with it, it took us seven days to get our electric back on. Oh the memories!
Lots of windy, wet and cold weather I’ve come back to. ☹️I wanna get back on the first flight to Jamaica. 😁 Oh boy. I do remember hurricanes in Jamaica and a tree once fell on our house, in our sisters room. Interestingly, we had all piled into our parents room once the wind started and were just out of the room before the tree fell. We believe that God kept us safe. Bless you. ❤️😊
God is good. There are times in life when we hear that gentle voice. So glad you went to your parents room. Glad you are back safely . I hope you have had a lovely well deserved break.
The break was good. Bitter sweet coming home, but it’s good to be at home with my husband. 🥰☺️
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Ah, he must be delighted! Having two counties in your heart is like that. Bitter sweet.
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Indeed. ☺️❤️
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How terrifying! It’s wonderful to be able to look back at the times God protected us. Keep safe there now – dreadful weather according to the news. Spring will come again. 🥰
Thank you for reading this memory. The cost of keeping in contact then with a landline was difficult and we found it hard to write with 4 boys between us. Take care, and God bless in good times and bad .
Oh my goodness, so glad you were all safe. Wind is scary! I have a similar story, in 2003 Hurricane Isabel came up the Chesapeake Bay, and the fierce winds dropped a 100 foot oak tree straight across the front of our house and over our driveway during the night. We all awoke and felt/heard the extremely loud thud. Only when it lightning could we see what had happened and was scared the rest of the night, fearing more of our other 50+ oak trees would come down. The tree took our powerline down with it, it took us seven days to get our electric back on. Oh the memories!
I am so glad you were kept safe. Last night, the north of England and Wales had a bad wind experience.
Lots of windy, wet and cold weather I’ve come back to. ☹️I wanna get back on the first flight to Jamaica. 😁 Oh boy. I do remember hurricanes in Jamaica and a tree once fell on our house, in our sisters room. Interestingly, we had all piled into our parents room once the wind started and were just out of the room before the tree fell. We believe that God kept us safe. Bless you. ❤️😊
God is good. There are times in life when we hear that gentle voice. So glad you went to your parents room. Glad you are back safely . I hope you have had a lovely well deserved break.
The break was good. Bitter sweet coming home, but it’s good to be at home with my husband. 🥰☺️
Ah, he must be delighted! Having two counties in your heart is like that. Bitter sweet.
Indeed. ☺️❤️
How terrifying! It’s wonderful to be able to look back at the times God protected us. Keep safe there now – dreadful weather according to the news. Spring will come again. 🥰
Thank you for reading this memory. The cost of keeping in contact then with a landline was difficult and we found it hard to write with 4 boys between us. Take care, and God bless in good times and bad .