About 20 minutes ago, Andrea and I were in our living room enjoying a little respite from mold, leaky ceilings, spiders, etc.
Then there was an earthquake.
Literally. We first felt the house begin to shake, like a big truck had parked under our house. However, there was no sound of a motor. The shaking increased and we started to hear our plates and cups rattling. I remembered learning in grade school that doorways were the place to be during an earthquake (growing up in Wisconsin, I don't know if this is true...). We opened the door and quickly walked downstairs. Our house is on the second story of a garage built against the edge of a ravine. The boy next door at the rectory pointed at our house and said something we couldn't understand. Once the initial shaking stopped, we went back inside and looked up "Earthquake" in our dictionary. The boys at the rectory confirmed, Ste Suzanne does get earthquakes sometimes, but they normally are not dangerous. They also couldn't stop laughing because one of the girls (Berlina) had started running in fright and tripped!
Even as I am writing this, we are still feeling tremors.
Apparently, there was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti's capital. It is far away to our south, so we are fine.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt10012001.php
Please keep those near the epicenter in your prayers.
Jack and Andrea
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Praise God you're safe! Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting!!! We went straight to your blog to check on you. We will pray for those affected.
ReplyDeleteNice call on the doorway, you clearly earned your emergency preparedness merit badge at summer camp.
ReplyDeleteGlad you guys are safe!
We went straight to the blog when we heard about the earthquake. Thank God you all are ok. All those in Haiti will be in our prayers.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you guys are safe!!! Andy and I were worried! Praying for you two and all those in Haiti.
ReplyDeleteGood to know that you all are ok down there. We are seeing this all over CNN .. Glad to know we helped
ReplyDeleteCan't lie, I was nervous, thank you for the quick post, we really do love you and miss you. Glad to know you're not dead.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to hear that you are safe. I just woke up and saw it on the news. We are praying for you. Please keep us updated. Love Aunt Collette
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post Jack and Andrea! I'm so glad you're safe and everyone in your area is safe and alive as well. Good luck and keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to comment for quite some time, but I am glad to hear you two are fine. Both of you have been in my thoughts during the course of the last several months.
ReplyDeleteHaving grown up in California: yes, doorways are good. I'm glad to hear you're alright. I only heard about the earthquake today.
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