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Sometimes miracles happen even during a hurricane.

For any of you who don't know, I live in south west Florida. We were recently hit by hurricane Ian. A lady we go to church with was pregnant. Her and her husband were planning to stay home and ride it out. She was kind of happy for the distraction of the hurricane as her due date was approaching. Something to take her mind off the pregnancy. On the day of the hurricane just as it was starting God had other plans for her. Her water broke and it was time! Her husband loaded her into the car and off they went. She was to far along to make it to the hospital they had planned on, but fortunately there was a brand new hospital half way to the one she had planned on using. She was frantically praying that she didn't give birth on the side of the highway in a hurricane. They wheeled into the new hospital, which had just opened six months prior and had been built to the latest hurricane standards. The staff rushed out with a wheelchair and barley got her to the delivery suite when out he came. They were the last people admitted to the hospital before the doors were closed and locked as Ian bore down on them. Since the hospital had been built to the latest hurricane standards they had a birdseye view of it with all of it's destruction. When Ian finally passed the hospital finally discharged them so they could go home. Now remember back in the beginning where they had planned to ride out hurricane Ian at home? When they got home all of the windows had blown in. The ceiling had collapsed and Ian had a free hand at raining in the house. The house is trashed. The structure is concrete block and in good shape, but the rest of the house will have to be gutted and rebuilt. Ladies could you imagine being late along in your pregnancy and being in the house with the windows blowing in and the ceiling collapsing on you? God is great! He knew that was going to happen and he got them out of there just in time. Praise be to God 🙏
4meAndyou · F
Praise our wonderful and beautiful Lord!
silentwriter180 · 51-55, F
One of my sister's was born during a hurricane.... On my mom's birthday. Wee had just sang the tune and just as she was about to blow the candles, that last big breath was followed with "I gotta go! The candles still lit.

Her middle name is a rendition of the name of the hurricane with a nicer ending.
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Praise the Lord! What an amazing story. Did they name their kid Ian?
@4meAndyou Sounds kinky
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4meAndyou · F
@Stereoguy Yup. I edited and added this link:

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/hurricane-ian-leaves-nuns-stranded-florida-resident-takes-them
SW-User
What did they name the baby? Ian?
TheWildEcho · 56-60, M
@SW-User if a girl she could have been called Gail
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@TheWildEcho or Stormy
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Carla · 61-69, F
That's a nice story and I'm m glad it worked out. Where was god though, for the 100+ that died?
Carla · 61-69, F
@Stereoguy i said nothing of the storm itself.
There are likely thousands of stories of near misses.
I am happy for them all.
But the children that lost parents, parents that lost children, it's kind of difficult to tell them it was god's plan.
And if it was the devil, why didn't your god prove to his chosen people that the devil cannot win, and push that storm back out to sea?
My father died when i was nine. My fourth grade teacher was also a methodist preacher. I, for a time, went to his church. He told me it was his plan to take my father.
If it was God's plan to destroy my childhood, and damage my family, it was a very shitty plan.
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Carla · 61-69, F
@Stereoguy ive forgotten more than i remember of the bible.
I am not a believer, as you well know.
But for those of faith, i applaud you. I will never disparage you. I may question at times, but if you believe, believe.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
I don’t know what people were thinking that they could ride it out. Watched a video several times that a woman took as waves were crashing around her home and then the water broke a window and came in and all the possessions were floating around in the house. Yikes.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Stereoguy Have you gotten to do everything you were planning to see and do?
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This gave me goosebumps, Stereo. Unbelievable and this is God’s grace and nothing else. ✨🤗💖🙏🏼

Praise the Lord! ✨
@Stereoguy I’d love to hear it…thank you so much. 🤗
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@Stereoguy yes please…Thank you!!! 🤗🤗🤗💙…I’m bout to log off for the night. Will read it tomorrow.
Penny · 46-50, F
wonder if they will name the baby Ian
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Budwick · 70-79, M
[quote] God is great! He knew that was going to happen and he got them out of there just in time. Praise be to God 🙏[/quote]

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black4white · 56-60, M
Good story but I don’t understand why you are praising god? Please explain
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black4white · 56-60, M
@Stereoguy ok ok and then the other people that died for various reasons…Should we praise god for that too? Because he didn’t get all of them to safety type situations
MoonlightLullaby · 41-45, F
My life has been inadvertently spared in similar situations, and it's a feeling that comes with it that's hard to explain. You just know it was Him. With that being said, some terrible things have happened to me, and I'll never know the reason for such suffering. Thanks for sharing this story. I'm glad you didn't face any damages yourself, but I think you're traveling. Perhaps that was part of the plan.😉💜
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Whodunnit · M
Er... could 'God' have just not sent a hurricane in the first place? 🤔
TheWildEcho · 56-60, M
God's perfect timing
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Jeephikelove · 46-50, F
This gave me chills! 💜
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Jeephikelove · 46-50, F
@Stereoguy my guardian angels have saved my life a few times!
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iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
I am glad they were all safe. They should have named him Ian though, I was waiting for that.
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iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@Stereoguy what a great story it would be as to how he got his name
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