Murfreesboro Tornados- my parent's house

Yesterday was surreal. My parent's home no longer has any exterior wall on the whole top floor. The roof is gone, all of their clothes are gone (except a few from the downstairs laundry room.)

This was what I saw while driving to my parent's house.






Then, I pulled up and could see my parent's bathroom from the front yard.

and Julie's old room... and the Pack & Play where Catherine and Thomas nap when they come over.

the fireplace was sucked out and the chimney was blown down and every brick was dismantled.

trees were up-rooted all around

This is the back entrace to the garage

and a stick lodged in the siding

The back deck was a mess!


Dad describes the tornado. (you can hit the pause button on the music player if he is hard to hear)


Here is the foyer and the sign saying that the house is unsafe to enter.








Julie's old room:

The upstairs hall bathroom:

My old room:

This is the upstairs hallway... the paint was just stripped off!

Amy's old bedroom door:

Kitchen:

Blown- out fireplace:

newspaper hanging on the mirror:

The back deck's roof is gone:

Roy's house: (we love our next-door neighbor!)

Dad's fishing boat landed in the front yard:

The foundation:

My old room: (photo taken from back deck)


They got hit hard! Basically, they don't have any outer walls or a roof on the whole top floor.
Here is a photo I snapped just before leaving. Dad proudly flew a flag!


... and this is the song stuck in my head....

Addison Road "Hope Now"

If everything comes down to love
Then just what am I afraid of
When I call out Your name
Something inside awakes in my soul
How quickly I forget I'm Yours

(PRE-CHORUS)
I'm not my own
I've been carried by You
All my life

(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

When my life is like a storm
Rising waters all I want is the shore
You say I'll be ok and
Make it through the rain
You are my shelter from the storm

(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

I am not my own
I've been carried by you all my life

(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free
(Repeat 2x)

(CHORUS 2)
You've become my hearts desire
I will sing Your praises higher
Cause Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free