Day 7- Bring on the RAIN!!!

Hey All!

    So, if you were in the Lenoir area this afternoon, the skies truly opened up and it started POURING, like more than once! Not only does rain rejuvenate the plants and animals and grass and trees that we need to survive, but the rain also rejuvenates my SOUL, but maybe that's just me...

   I cannot tell you how many different times our family has attempted to go camping, only to get stuck in a thunder storm, trying to set up tents. I remember the very first time we took the boys camping with us, it was one of those days. We had finally gotten the tent up when we heard thunder and the reactions of my parents vs. the kids was hilarious, my Dad turned to my Mom and said, "well, looks like dinner's gonna be in the car..." At the same time, I turned to Graham and yelled, "RAIN PARTAY!!!!!!!!!", and I was in eighth grade... For as long as I can remember, rain has always, ALWAYS been a source of joy for me and my family, we camped in the rain, sang and danced in the rain, created a slip and slide down our back yard in the rain, and even SWAM up to one of our local parks after it's lake had flooded(that was a fantastic day...:))!! Even when I was as young as first grade, I remember that if Mom thought it was going to rain that afternoon, I intentionally "forgot" my umbrella, so I could have an excuse to get wet walking home.

    So, when the boys came and told me they wanted to play in the rain today, I had no hesitations at all, and before my parents were able to stop us, all five kids were running around in the rain and having a blast! Acts 14:17 says this, " Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness." Therefore, rejoice in the rain. Rain for the Israelites and for anyone in the bible times meant food, it often meant money, it meant fresh water, and it meant JOY!!!

<3 Always,
Rose