Still here

We didn't blow away.

Lots of rain, wind and sirens, but we're still here. Amazingly, Bruce flew in from California yesterday between the thunderclouds and landed on time and drove home during a tornado warning. Crazy. We have a few sticks in the back yard and that's about it - we're grateful.

So I'm reading in Genesis this week and wondering...
Who told Eve to not eat the fruit?  - doesn't appear she was around when Adam got the command.
Why is it that the Bible says Eve was deceived, whereas Adam sinned?
An interesting author points out that as a result of sin entering the world, man is ruled by the soil (work) from which he was created, and woman is similarly ruled by the man from which she was created (and abusively so, in a large portion of the world). Makes me long for Eden and what God created in the first place.

Can you imagine a world where the genders were seen as full complements of each other, showcasing the image of God - and that we fully delighted in what each brought to the table? An amazing world!