Is Daddy Stronger Than A Tornado?

          I want my kids to feel safe and secure at all times. I want them to have faith that their daddy and I  will do everything possible to protect them. I don't want my four year old little boy or any of my children for that matter overly concern about their safety. I want him worried about getting to the next level on Super Mario. I want him thinking about what he can do to aggravate his older sisters or how he is going to lure a smile out of his baby sister. So when he ask, "Mommy, is daddy stronger than a tornado?" I wasn't sure how to answer.
         With the recent outbreak of bad weather, (which by the way, I am fascinated with) there has been a lot of talk about tornadoes. The weather man was comparing this in particular storm system to a storm outbreak that happen exactly 37 years ago that had taken the life of my mom's cousin. I will never forget my black and curly haired Dennis the Menace's first question, "mommy, what is a storm tomato?" Storm Tomato, a what I was thinking! It didn't take but a second to realize that  he was asking about tornadoes. So I  decide it was time to talk with him and his twin sister about storm safety. I tried explaining in child terms what a tornado is without scaring them to death. We went over some safety stuff just in case. He fidgeted around and listen the best he could. I mean there was a string in the floor and his baby sister had found something interesting with her diaper and a bug landed on the window, how could he possibly listen to the exciting info about safety. After I was finished and his twin sister soaked up everything so she could teach it to her dad when he gets home, he had another question. "Mommy, is daddy stronger than a tornado?"
        I finally get it with everything he had over heard and everything I tried to explain to them it all came down to this, was his super hero (daddy) stronger than the tornado. I guess in his little sweet head that is all he needed to hear to feel safe. How to honestly answer that without destroying the feeling of safety my little fellow had develop with his dad. So the first thing I said, and I don't really know where it came from was, " I guess so, depending on how hard your dad prays to God." Knowing that his dad prays, maybe not knowing how hard  but just knowing that he does, seemed to be enough to calm any concerns that he had about being safe.
          Now I'm a little worried that maybe I led him to believe something not true.... that his dad is stronger than a tornado, really! I pondered on this all evening. How do I fix this misleading answer that I gave him? It's strange but while washing dishes and thinking about it, a thought came across, is it really a lie? We pray to God for guidance, strength, protection and so on. He gives us common sense and a discerning heart. So even though my husband may not be physically stronger than a tornado he can be mentally stronger, right, because God can gives guidance during a disaster or emergency, or anytime for that matter. So now with what I have conceive and considered about my husband being stronger than a tornado, I have came to believe that he can be stronger than a tornado if necessary, with the divine guidance of God. Now my little guy can rest easy and so can I.
         Now as I'm typing this, it is morning, the storms of the sky are gone. Everyone got plenty of sleep without worry. The storms that they were calling for to be so bad, wasn't really all that bad. I thank God for answering all of our prayers last night. Now to face down the storms of the day, I leave you with one question. Is your daddy stronger than a tornado?