There is something wonderful about rainy days in the Fall. The colors are still bright but are almost watercolor like when there is a screen of rain in front of them. We have a metal roof so the sound of the rain is intensified and takes me back to my childhood where the rain was always welcome to cool off those tropical Hawaiian days. Days like this are a blessing and make me feel safely tucked in and protected in my cozy little home.
Our rain barrel in the backyard has been refilled and is over capacity so the raindrops are dancing on the surface of the water that pools in the lid. In some ways the rain barrel is a reflection of my life at the moment. There is a part of my heart that has been feeling empty inside. The part that was once filled with a close and loving relationship with my mother in law and father in law. All that has been stripped away with the ugliness that has happened and us being shut out of their lives through no fault of our own. My husband and I have finally come to a place where we just have to step back and accept it for what it is. There is nothing we can do to change a situation that we have not created. When one door closes, God opens up a new one and He has done that for us. God has sent us a precious gift and one that is filling my heart to overflowing. :)
As I am wrapped up in my fuzzy warm robe while eating some hot homemade soup that is soothing my scratchy and sore throat, I am so thankful. I'm thankful for the life giving rain that is washing away the dirt and making everything clean again while nourishing the winter wheat that is laying dormant in the ground in the fields that surround us. I am thankful to God for providing us a cozy home that will be paid off soon. I am thankful for the amazing, kind and loving husband that I have been blessed with. I am thankful for my children and grandchildren who are my true treasures here on earth and for the close relationship that we all have. I am just so thankful for it all.
Love you friend.
ReplyDeleteLove you too Chrissy. I hope you are having a wonderful day. :)
DeleteWonderful! I'm glad you are feeling more optimistic. Life is too short to spend it being sad.
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Jane
You are right Jane. :)
DeleteHi Debbie,
ReplyDeleteGratitude is such a wonderful blessing. I hope your throat feels better soon.
Thanks...I now know I have some sort of virus that is knocking me down. This too shall pass though. ;)
DeleteRain is comforting isn't it, especially when the earth is eagerly soaking it all up! I'm sorry about the relationship issues with your inlaws. I will be praying with you that the problem can be healed with the help of the Lord. Those things are really tough to deal with. Hugs to you today dear friend!
ReplyDeleteIt's still raining here today and I am loving it. It's healing rain and makes me think of that song by Michael W Smith "Let it Rain". It was always one of my favorite worship songs to sing in the church choir. :) Thank you for your prayers. :) Be blessed~
DeleteI enjoy the feeling that a cozy home brings. I am thankful that you are feeling the love in your life. An attitude of graditude makes a world of difference! :)
ReplyDeleteYes it does Wendi. :) I hope all is going well in your home today. Be blessed!
DeleteHi. I actually took two days off the computer so this comment is also for your MOPs time. I, too, often chose to do something that will result in a crash. My gardens have been the reason lately. I'll stay too long and crash but know that it was so worth it. I, too, call it 'paying the price'. My therapist called it 'paying the Mob'. AS in if you borrow from the Mob (ie do too much), you'll pay a high price later. She was right on but just sometimes it was worth it.
ReplyDeleteA friend's daughter is a MOPs mom and boy has it been an amzaing blessing to her.
For today's post - having gratitude is important. I often struggle with being grateful for my CFS. And how many people whom I thought were friends have drifted away. I,too,had to learn the lesson of letting people go and live their own lives. It was a hard lesson and on that I still am having to learn.
I am, however, grateful in how God has provided for me these last five years. What a miracle - and I don't use that phrase lightly. Will close here. Praying that your crash will be short lived. SJ in Vancouver BC
Thanks SJ. I like that term "paying the mob" it really does fit. ;) I'm sitting here with a good case of the flu right now and I am still grateful. I know it will take me about 3 weeks to recover fully, but hopefully I will be in time for my parents and brother's visit later this month. You do learn don't you who your true friends are and even true family who won't walk away or think you are lying about being ill. Just be thankful for the ones that have stayed and the ones that God has brought into your life since then who are there for you...that is what I am trying to do.
DeleteBe blessed my friend!