Blogging last night was not possible due to the power outage we had after a line of storms.  Electricity was out for about seven hours.  Lights came back on around 11:00 p.m. after a long wait to have it restored.  Reports say that several hundred homes were without power for at least a short while.  Rainstorms moved through just before school let out for the day.  I could tell something was going on when the lights began to blink.  The next sound was one of silence as everything shut down in the house.  Panic was the following reaction as the time drew near for my son to return home.  He does like his electronic stuff so being without lights is not his favorite thing.  Being creative is required in times like this.  We did try to get through it.

My normal reaction to long term power issues is to send everyone to visit a relative who does have electricity.  Ice storms and hurricanes made this happen a few times over the last decade.  This time we knew the power was out for a short period but it would still be long for my youngest.  We decided to go into town to eat.  Surely they would have power in a larger setting and they did.  Our only problem was in catching up with the storms that caused our initial situation.  Traffic moved very slow as everyone tried to avoid the ponds of water on the roads.  We ate then tried to decide the next action to take.  I figured the power would be restored as our first estimate was early evening.  All looked hopeful as we approached town until we reached the high school.  Our town was almost pitch black including our house.  This would not end well.  I was amazed at how well things actually did go.

My autistic son took the darkness in stride.  We decided to do his medicine so he could go ahead and sleep.  It is striking just how quiet a world can be without all of the gadgets going.  Surreal is almost the best word to describe our adjusting to quiet.  You wonder how our ancestors would react should they wake up in our noisy society.  My bet is more than a few people almost went through withdrawals last night with no access to television or computers.  Can you imagine our teenagers trying to get by without video games, television or their computers?  We really do not grasp how out of control our life becomes while depending on all of our devices to keep us sane.  Let one of our tools be taken from us and we almost break out in hives.  We are a peculiar generation.

I miss the quiet some this evening.  Maybe it is good to have power enough to blog but the solitude was not a bad thing at all.  Jesus would spend time alone away from the spotlight.  Yesterday reminded me of how wise of a choice that it was.  I may have to try it again but be sure my son can enjoy his stuff.  That is a noise one can always do without. 

Bro. Trey