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\u201cI got up that morning and the sky was different than I\u2019d ever seen it,\u201d said Barry Bullock.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bullock family was preparing for the holidays and decorating when the storm hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe and Stevie played some songs\u2026you know everything was in good shape. We had the house all decorated up, and wasn\u2019t expecting – a one in a million odds that the thing will go through you,\u201d said Barry Bullock.<\/p>\n

Barry, Chris, and their son, Stevie, were at home when the storm hit. Like everyone in the area, they took cover in the corner of their basement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we could have been anywhere else and survived,\u201d said Barry.<\/p>\n

The tornado destroyed the Bullock\u2019s home, including most of the basement where the family was taking shelter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne little corner kept us safe. We truly had God\u2019s hands above us that night.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the storm, everybody was in shock. The Bullocks had a neighbor who lived about 75 yards away that didn\u2019t survive the storm. His body was found in the Bullock\u2019s yard.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo walk out of there out of all that was a total blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another shock came a few weeks later when Barry, Chris, and Steve discovered that God\u2019s Pit Crew would build them a brand new home on their property where their old house used to stand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think the main thought was disbelief. Disbelief, thankfulness, and \u201cwhy us?\u201d said Chris.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil it was actually done I couldn\u2019t believe it was going to happen, until I saw it,\u201d said Barry.<\/p>\n

On August 26, 2022, Barry, Chris, and their children gathered together to receive the keys to their brand-new home and see it for the first time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really overwhelming. Of course the house is built where the other one was so we have a huge attachment to this property. When we turned around it was like a relief, we felt like we were home,\u201d said Chris.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was real, we could actually touch it. It was amazing, walking through it for the first time\u2026It only took a few hours that day to feel completely like home,\u201d said Barry.<\/p>\n

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For the Bullocks, moving into their new home has brought peace and relief to their entire family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Going through a disaster leaves a person in a state where they have certain triggers, are uneasy or have high anxiety. When we walked in this house, so much of those feelings just left,\u201d said Chris.<\/p>\n

Stevie, Barry, and Chris\u2019s youngest son struggled greatly after the tornado. He, too, is feeling that relief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t had one bad dream or anything since we moved into the house, I\u2019m just now realizing that,\u201d said Stevie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When reflecting on the experience of losing everything they owned and now receiving a brand new home, the feeling of gratitude is what the Bullock family feels.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think the words exist for the gratitude we feel for every person. Barry says almost daily these people put their time, effort, thought, labor, everything. We just hope they are blessed beyond measure. We\u2019ve tried to thank people. Any time we try to thank someone for the house, they won’t accept the thank you. They say we are thankful that we can do this, and they say it\u2019s God,\u201d said Chris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI get up every morning and think this place is amazing,\u201d said Barry.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s something we will think about every single day for the rest of our lives. We will think about the tragedy and this amazing gift and blessings we\u2019ve been given.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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