Picher Tornado Update
I previously asked for prayer for my friends in Picher. I placed several phone calls today and I was told that it looks like a battle zone. Six people lost their lives in the tornado, and everyone else lost their homes.
Baby Name Recommendations?
Here are the pictures from the sonogram. Our baby boy is due sometime on or around September 17.
Wanna help us pick out his name? We are taking suggestions.
Just a few ground rules. (1) No “J” names. (2) A boy named “Sue” might make for an interesting folk song, but it won’t work in the Stilley household.
Bonus points for coming up with a first name that might go with Kevin as a middle name. Kevin doesn’t work as a middle name, but if you can think of something that almost works we might consider it.
Go ahead, share your favorites.
Picher Tornado
Please pray for my friends in Picher, Oklahoma. It is my understanding that there are now nine confirmed fatalities in Picher and at least a dozen more in the surrounding areas.
My family was able to watch the tornado as it passed them by.
A state trooper working the scene says that the “the fire station is about the only thing left standing.” Read the story »
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