That was one of the headlines in the news this morning. The wind whipped through Utah, downing trees, and power lines. Branches were everywhere, the cushions on my rocker swing blew across the yard and into the ditch. Just then a gust blew the BBQ off the porch. Wow! This is crazy! This all happened in the little town of Payson, where I live with my husband and 5 kids, a horse, 3 dogs and 3 cats. The power started to flicker off and on about 5 pm last evening, which lasted about 20 minutes until bam it was out for good…well at least for almost 3 hours. As the kids sat on the living room floor, talking, texting (yes the teenagers cannot every stop texting), and playing games, the sun sat behind the mountains and all of a sudden I realized how dark it had became. RaShay, my 10 year old daughter said, "Mom, can we light some candles"? I kind of laughed at myself for not thinking of it sooner, because they know I ALWAYS have tons of For Every Home candles in the closet. She ran to get them, and the boys joined in, teasing who got to light the next one. After they were done, we had 10 For Every Home Candles lit throughout my home.
I love the how it feels to have candles lit, and how the candlelight looks dancing off the walls. RaShay said, "Mom….after the power comes back on can we leave the lights off and just sit here and enjoy the candles and how good it smells in the house"? I smiled. For Every Home sure made my home smell wonderful and inviting. I am not sure I am looking forward to the next storm or power outage, but maybe I will have to turn off the lights and and just pretend its out more often.
~Shannon B
