The Good Friday tornadoes that ripped through Rutherford County left behind over 40 people hurt badly enough to seek medical attention, over 90 homes completely destroyed and another 300 or so homes severely damaged.
The news reports on Fox 17 had a lot of good video coverage worth watching to get a good idea of how much damage was done:
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We have had severe weather warnings all day, with tornado sirens going off in Cool Springs, Franklin and even Hermitage again today.
Luckily we were spared any actual twisters near my house, and we just had strong thunderstorms with a lot of lightning and heavy rain. But Murfreesboro was hit by at least 4 different tornadoes and suffered a lot of damage. I’m sure there will be more news and better coverage on local TV tomorrow.
April is a sad month for me but it is tempered by Spring and other good things.
Three of grandparents had birthdays in the month of April and all of my granparents passed many years ago. I do have many wonderful memories of them, and I find myself reflecting on their lives and their influence on me as I was growing up.
My maternal grandmother was very close to my soul mate. She was outgoing and fun loving and I miss her all year around.
My paternal grandmother was the very opposite of me. She was content to be home, keeping house and raising children. She adored her husband and was married to him for over 60 years, through good times and bad. That in itself is inspiring.
My paternal grandfather was also born in April. He was very much like my father, a musician and entertainer by nature. He worshipped my grandmother and always told anyone who would listen that he was a very lucky man to have found my grandmother and won her heart. Unfortunately he passed away several years before my grandmother and she never considered trying to meet another man. She was happy with him and was convinced that she would never meet another man as great as he was.
So here’s a toast to my three grandparents who’s birthdays all shared the month of April.
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