Surviving Moore - Workology

Surviving Moore If you are able, please donate to my community. Visit the  Red Cross  and donate to help rebuild and support Moore, Oklahoma, my friends and community or call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit http://t.co/Gt0MtitO1J to donate. I didnt sleep much last night, but Im thankful to be alive. Living in Oklahoma, a place Ive called home for nearly 8 years, tornadoes are something we tolerate and certainly dont enjoy. I live in Moore, Oklahoma and live one block from yesterdays devastating destruction. I nearly escaped death. Today, Im solemn, heartbroken and lucky to be alive. I live just 1 block from the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma and barely survived. As the sirens went off yesterday afternoon, I rushed to pre-school to pick up my 4 year old daughter, Ryleigh. Sirens mean that a tornado has touched down in the area but during storm season in Oklahoma, its old hat. We keep our eye on the sky to really know if a tornado is coming our way. As I made my way I passed the Moore Hospital, the 7-11, and Briarwood Elementary on my way to pick up Ryleigh. Little did I know, my daughters school was in the path of the storm. Hell, I watched the funnel fall from the sky. I caught Ryleigh and her class heading to the shelter at school and we rushed to the car where I happened to have the luck to watch the twister come down from the sky. Ive never seen something so beautiful in my life. I watched in awe, took enough time to snap a pic and got the hell outta there. The picture you see is taken by me as my car stopped to make a left turn onto 4th street heading east. Everything west of that point in ruins although I cant drive down the street to verify. I drove like hell away from the swirling mass with hail smacking my car even considering taking refuge under the 7-11. Its gone and I was one of the last cars to drive down that street. Im happy to be alive. My family is lucky. We are alive and after an hour and a half drive back to our home, its still standing. Trash and insulation pepper our yard and home. We are one block from ground zero and my heart aches for my neighbors, my friends and our community. I feel numb. This morning reality set in and I found a photo of a young girl in my yard. We are safe but stranded and unable to leave our home. Ryleigh, who is 4 is drawing pictures to work through the reality. I just pray for her school friends and their family. Hoping they are safe. If you are able, please donate to my community. Visit the  Red Cross  and donate to help rebuild and support Moore, Oklahoma, my friends and community or call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit http://t.co/Gt0MtitO1J to donate.