A Child's View of Thunderstorms
A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that
morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to
the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up,
along with lightning. The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her
daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school and she feared
the electrical storm might harm her child. Full of concern, the mother
quickly got into her car and drove along the route to her child's school. As
she did she saw her little girl walking along. At each flash of lightning,
the child would stop, look up, and smile. Another and another flash of
lighting followed quickly and with each the little girl would look at the
streak of light and smile. When the mother's car drew up beside the child
she lowered the window and called to her 'What are you doing?' The child
answered 'I am trying to look pretty because God keeps taking my picture.'
