Thunderstorms rolled in last night where I live. It was one long train of thunderstorms as they kept coming for several hours. Thunderstorms elicit various emotions from people, but one group of people were on my mind last night.
Thunderstorms are exciting for me. I love to watch lightning and hearing the thunder makes me think of the power of God. I have even been known to go out driving around in them to experience them better. Exciting is the last word my refugee friends would use.
Words like triggering fear would be better descriptors for my refugee friends. Last night as the thunderstorms roared in, I thought of my Ukrainian friends and prayed for them. The thunder reminds them of the sounds of war and triggers fear for them.
Knowing this, a few weeks ago as I was teaching them about the difference between watch and warning regarding thunderstorms and tornadoes and when to be concerned, we also talked about grounding techniques if panic hits. This morning hopefully they will come to class. It will be a chance for me to check on them to see if memories of war hit them and how they are doing.
After class, it will be off to a renewed venture for me. It will be a return to the aqua track. It is the one exercise I can do that actually helps with psoriatic arthritis. I know that others might like water aerobics, but being clumsy, dancing in water is not for me.
Who knows where I will end up after the aqua track. Perhaps it is a mystery. 🙂
Oh and shout out and Happy Birthday to David of daviddailydose.org. He turns thirty and counting today. 🙂 To celebrate he shared blogging tips today.
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I’ve never seen an aqua track before, Matt. I like watching thunderstorms roll in, too. I hope your Ukrainian friends are doing well.
They are doing well thanks.
There is only one place in my city that has and aqua track, They are great for people with arthritis.
Thunderstorms scare me. Especially the lightning. My dog feels the same way. 🤷♀️
They can be scary
Thunder storms that are not a direct hit to where you are located, is fun. Trust your time at the aqua track went well.
The aqua track was fun thank you 🙂
😊You’re welcome!
That Aquatrack looks like fun!
It is fun 🙂
We had some brief storms Friday night, too, and I think that same system rolled your way. We need the rain badly and could have used more. Aaron loves storms and I do, too, as long as they don’t get severe. But I can imagine how they scare those that have experienced war. 😦
We had more yesterday. It is that time of year. I love the sound of thunder.