Rain

It's raining.  We need rain desperately here to help with all the fires around, so it was an answer to so many people's prayers.  But also it is so refreshing.  It washes away all the negative and makes way for so much positive.  Steven and Christopher played outside in the rain and enjoyed every second.  They splashed in the puddles, ran under the steady rain falling off the roof, and really just ran around to their hearts content.  Time seemed to slow down as I watched them; it was magical.  It reminds me that life can be hard.  There may be fires or problems everywhere we look, that seem to go on for days, weeks, months.  But then comes the rain.  It gives us hope and slows down time, so we can see what really matters.  It lifts us back up and gives us a promise of a better tomorrow.  Just what I needed today.  Thank the heavens for rain.