No Tornadoes

I love the weather here in Canon City, Co. It is just now getting really warm, and unlike Oklahoma the humidity is very mild. I love that it may get in the 90's, but as soon as the sun begins to set the temp drops and immediately becomes the best evening ever.

Here in Canon the sun shines most days, even if it rains it wont last long before the sun is out again. I love it.

Something else that has won my heart is the lack of tornadoes. Because we are right against the beginnings of the mountains, tornadoes do not form here. They do in the town near by, but it is 35 miles from here. This makes me very happy. I have a terrible fear of tornadoes. Not sure why, I have never actually been in one. Yet, for some reason, when the storm clouds roll in and they look ugly, my stomach gets all tied up. Once the sirens go off, I start freaking out. I am the first to run to a basement or some place safe for hiding.

When I was little my mom gave me a verse in hopes to help me not be so fearful. 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of Love, Power, and Self Control." I would repeat this over and over, as I continued to freak out.

My fear of these frighting storms continued even into marriage. The first tornadic storm Paul and I went through was very entertaining, according to Paul. When the sirens went off, I began going through the house and collecting random things: Pillow, computer, caned food, and blanket. I also turned off all the lights, the air conditioner and t.v. I then quickly went down to the basement of our apartment complex. I am not sure why I collected all those things, nor why I turned off everything, but in my mind it was a legit reason.

That gives you a taste of how silly my fear is, yet how terrified I do get.

Last week, Paul was in Muskogee and told me that the sirens had gone off and several tornadoes touched down in surrounding towns. While, here in Canon, we had a down pour lasting 10 minutes before the sun came back out. Yup, although I miss Oklahoma, I do not miss the tornadic storms she has. I am happy to be in my sunny town of Canon City, at least during the spring time.

First Post

We are starting a blog so that we can keep everyone, who wants, posted on the things happening here in Colorado. Another Vanderveer is about to be added to the Family, so I though this would be a good time to start.

The things we will post are to be more detailed then on Faceb

ook in hopes not to bore those who don't really care to know on Facebook.

This is my first time to blog, so it may be a little rough for a while as I get use to this. I hope to learn to do this well, but please be patient with me.

First I will introduce you to the Family.

I am a mother of a fourteen month old and one on the way. She is due the 10th of June. In thanks to my wonderful husband, who shares the same view, I get to stay home with my babies. I love being a stay-at-home-mom, it is the best job I ever had.

Hadassah, my first, is a fun, loving, energetic little girl. She loves getting attention, and is very much a social baby. We call

her Haddie for short, her full name is from Ester 2:7, it i

s Ester's Hebrew name. I fell in love with the name from Bible College.

Paul, My loving and supportive husband, just graduated from Ozark Christian College with a

bachelor in Christian Ministry and youth. He works at Grandview Christian Church in Canon City, Colorado.

We just moved to Colorado from, well, the last place we lived, Oklahoma. We have moved 5 times in the last year. We lived in Missouri for 4 1/2 years while attending OCC. We moved back to Oklahoma last May to work at the church Paul had been with the previous 3 years. We lived there for only 5 months before moving in with my parents for 2 months while waiting for this job in Colorado.

Paul and I both grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma. I was born and raised there and all our family is in and around Muskogee. It has been an adjustment not to live with in 2 hours of family. We love Colorado, the weather and scenery is absolutely beautiful, but we miss the familiarity of what Oklahoma has to offer.