Rain

Rain, rain go away, come again some other day!

Heaven forbid! I like rain. Now, I'm not talking about forty days and forty nights of the stuff, that gets old, biblical, and downright soggy. I mean a good rain. The kind of rain that gives everything a good soaker. I think we can all agree that we like those kinds of storms.

So for today, as I look out my windows, I've got torrential rain falling and I thought it would be good to remind us of the good things about rain.

2) During the rain - the sound on the roof, streams running down the windows and in the streets. Thunder and lightning, a great storm rolling in and drenching everything. The loud sudden clap when thunder scares you! Standing on the porch and smelling the rain and the storm.

3) After the rain - the refreshed smell in the air, the renewed green of the grass and trees as they drink it in, and the slow falling drizzle under the trees as the rain continues to run off the leaves.

1) And if you're very very lucky, you get a rainbow. Now, a rainbow is of course light refracting through water particles in the atmosphere... but it's also a reminder of God's promises, and he always keeps his promises.

Sounds good to me!

The weather has cooled down a bit around here so we were finally able to turn off the AC, and open the windows. This allowed both a breeze and the sounds of the great outdoors to drift into the house such as the garbage collectors picking up the neighborhood trash, cars and trucks zipping down a nearby busy road, dogs barking, birds chirping, and bugs buzzing.

I'm not really into all that noise disrupting my morning quiet including the birds and the bugs, but there are some things that sound good to me.

1. Babies: Babies are a delight. They coo. They babble. They giggle. I especially like when they make little sounds over and over like they are carrying on a very important conversation with you.

2. Gravel: I know this sounds kind of weird, but I enjoy the sound of tires rolling over gravel all crunchy-like. T hates gravel roads or parking lots because he doesn't like the car to get dirty from all the dust blowing up from the gravel. I like crunchy sounds like footsteps on fresh fallen snow, wrapping paper, and popcorn munching at a movie theater (unless of course the snacker is eating much too loud!)

3. Rain: Rain falling gently can be very soothing and relaxing especially at bedtime or during a mid-afternoon nap. Which brings me to another Tim-ism from a few nights ago. T: Shhhhhh, listen to that. Me: It's raining. T: No, it's applause . . . for me! The rain falls down a bit stronger. Me: Now they're applauding louder!

Three things that sound good to me. What sounds good to you?