I dreamed this early Friday morning, July 7th.

Gabe and I were standing outside our house in Gallup, looking East toward Albuquerque. I began with some pre-knowledge that things had been heating up politically, and felt that we had just had an election, or would have elections soon. The year was 2011.

I knew that there was rioting and demonstration on the West Coast. Most Americans were still just going about their daily business though. Things were much as they are today, but plenty of “news.”

Gabe was saying, “it will be very soon. I feel like God is telling me it will be very soon.”

I was either thinking or saying “well, everything is ready…” and thinking about a place we had prepared for us.

As we stood there we both heard and felt in the distance, a series of impacts, faint, and different from anything I’ve ever heard. Afterward there was an odd concussion of air in my ear drums, like sound was stopped or muffled for an instant, then the light/sun flickered and darkened a little. If we hadn’t been standing outside quietly, we may not have even noticed, it seemed to be so far away.

I looked at Gabe, startled. “What was that?” Gabe looked back at me, very still, eyes wide and almost excited looking.

“You know what it was,” he said. “It’s time. I told you it was near. It’s NOW. Let’s go.”

“But maybe we should wait and watch the news, check the internet, and find out if it’s really what you think…”

“It’s time. Let’s go. If one landed near Albuquerque we have about two hours before someone reaches us via the Interstate and sets off the alarm. This place will become a madhouse once people understand what’s going on.”

He said this while walking quickly into the house and hitting his space bar on the computer. The internet was mostly down. I picked up the phone – the phone was down. I turned on the radio – nothing. No TV.

I was thinking of all the friends and family I wanted to call and alert. Too late.

We grabbed the kids and all the last minute stuff that hadn’t already been stored south of town, left the house and filled up with fuel, plus filled several drums in the back of the truck with fuel, and drove away. I knew it would be a long time before we came back.

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