Earthquake!

Right now i'm thinking to my self Earthquakes?? in Illinios?? but its true,early this morning an earthquake rattled the house at about 4:30am! I'm embarrassed to say i slept like a rock and didn't even feel a bump, but my dad woke up instantly and ran to check on everybody and wonder what the heck was going on! when i got up this morning everybody was talking about it and watching the news and everything! I was really bummed that i was the only one in the house who slept through it. And i was thinking all morning how awsome it would have been to be able to be awake and actually feel the Earth shake!! Well...I got my wish-Less than 10 minutes ago i was standing in the kitchen doorway talking to mom and my sister when i heard rattling and then started to feel the whole house shake! the ceiling fan was shaking really hard and the phone one the wall even rattled in its stand! At first i wasn't sure what was happening and just stood there, but then when mom stopped talking and looked up really fast i knew what it was. It only lasted maybe 5 seconds this time but it was a strange feeling i had afterwards. After it was over we started talking about how in the Bible it talks about how in the End, Earthquakes and disasters will shake the Earth, and Mom said that these earthquakes are a sign of the End times, and that soon, Jesus will be coming. Then i had a thought, if this is happening now, what is next? What will happen before God returns? All i know is that it's comming, and by the way our country is going, its gonna be soon. Mark 13:8 reads "Nation shall rise againts nation and kingdom against kingdom..." Think about it, America is in the middle of war trying to bring world peace. And the verse goes on to say "There shall be earthquakes in divers places.....these are the beginings of sorrows and troubles." There is more to come, and that is a scary thought. very scary. But we as christians have to be ready for the return of God,whenever that is, either a minute from now or 5 years from now, we need to be ready for Him.