Our First Earthquake

The girls were in their beds and Erik was reading a bedtime story to Sam when their beds started jumping.  Sam immediately thought that there was a monster under his bed.  His ceiling light simultaneously began swinging pretty severely (reports say).   Our walnut tree had to be examined after reassurances that there were NOT monsters under the beds.  Upon seeing that the huge walnut tree was indeed still intact the children all agreed that they had felt their first California earthquake.  

The news reported a 3.8 earthquake with the epicenter in Sunol which is where I go biking....so close to home!  One cannot quite explain the instant fear and anxiety that occurs when you are in an earthquake.  Feelings of complete vulnerability and of one's own smallness on a big earth are present, followed by the complete relief that occurs after the shaking and groaning have stopped and how silly you feel to have been so terrified for such a small amount of time. That being said it is a clear reminder of how temporary life really is and how truly blessed our family is to have each other and to love each other as much as we do!  May we always be so blessed and only have small and short reminders in our lives of how blessed we really are!