Jar Candles Dispel Fear During Blackout
Here is a story about how my jar candles came to my rescue one night during a thunderstorm. I used them to illuminate my home one dark, scary night. It was about 1:30 a.m. ...

Here is a story about how my jar candles came to my rescue one night during a thunderstorm. I used them to illuminate my home one dark, scary night.

It was about 1:30 a.m. and my husband had just been called out to work. Immediately upon his leaving, a thunderstorm began. I was lying in bed, and after a few minutes I realized that the house had become uncomfortably warm. I didn't feel the breeze from the ceiling fan nor the air conditioning.

I opened my eyes and realized that the house was pitch black. There was no light from the clock radio or night lights, so I knew we had lost electricity.

I got up to look out the bedroom window. I wanted to know if the lights on the entire block were out. Just as I pulled back the curtain, I saw a beam of light on the driveway. Maybe it was a flashlight; I couldn't be sure.

Anyway, I figured it was just someone from the electric company checking things out. I went back to bed, but got up again out of curiosity. I wanted to know what was going on outside. It had stopped raining by this time, and I pulled back the curtain again.

Just as I did, the shadow of a man moved across the window right in front of me! I about jumped out of my skin. Truly petrified by this time, I felt my way to the kitchen and searched the drawer where we keep the flashlight.

Due to the storm, we had no phone service. I detest cell phones, so I was completely alone with no contact to the outside world. I found the flashlight and walked around the house lighting up each room.

My dog had started this low, menacing growl, so I knew that he was aware of someone just outside. I kept telling myself that the shadow was that of an electric company worker, but I suspected that it wasn't really.

Anyway, I decided to light the jar candles in the bedroom and living room. It was so dark that I couldn't even see my hand in front of my face. Once the candles were lit, I took a huge sigh of relief. The candlelight from the jar candles was so bright that I was really surprised.

I knew I wouldn't be getting any sleep because I still did not know who was prowling around outside. I brought my big, faithful dog, Sonny, into the living room with me from the laundry room where he sleeps. I felt better just having him there beside me.

A few minutes later, I heard the air conditioning kick on, so I knew that our electricity had been restored. I blew out the candles and went to bed, still wondering who it was that was lurking around outside.

The next day, I found out that my next door neighbor was the night stalker from the night before. He was outside with his flashlight in the middle of the night checking to see which lights were out and so forth.

I told him that if my phone had been working, I would have called the police to report a strange man lurking around! The main point of my story, though, is that those jar candles provided so much comfort during those dark hours.

I had never really NEEDED candles before. I just like them a lot. But when I really needed them, they sure came in handy. The soft flickering candlelight helped to calm my nerves, and the amount of light they provided really surprised me.

If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, remember to use candlelight to banish the darkness. You will be amazed.