At the height of the raging winds and storm, my daughter   Adrienne (Harty - Hillsboro HS, IL / American School, IL - of NC) and I were sitting on my bed watching television. Suddenly there was a loud snap and crash on our roof which caused the ceiling to shake, closely followed by another one. Thinking this could not be a good thing, she jumped up and unplugged the electronics in that room plus our office across the hall, and we adjourned to the living room to wait out the storm - which did not end.

   After about an hour I returned to the bedroom and turned on the light. I was greeted by the sound of water falling from the ceiling light/fan fixture onto the bed. Hastily turning off the light, I called to the others.

   My husband      Paul (Harty - Bardolph HS, IL - '61) ran outside to check for damages. He discovered a large limb in the front yard, plus another still atop the house, one of which had knocked an 8" diameter hole in the roof!

   The ceiling, carpet, mattress, and all the bedding were of course sopping wet, so Paul and I will be sleeping in the living room for a while, but Adrienne and I were spared serious injury thanks to the tender mercies of the Lord.