Relaxing with the Rain

Hi everyone!

As I drove through the rainy streets of Louisiana today, I could not wait to get home to write.  Yes, I know LSU is playing, but for just a brief little time in my day I want to enjoy the quiet and the lullaby of the rain.  Some find rainy days depressing, but for me they bring sunshine to my soul. 

Some of my best memories have been made in the rain. :D 

The is nothing more invigorating than running in the rain; nothing more relaxing then curling up by a fire with a good book on a rainy day; and nothing that warms my heart more than being inside with the ones I love on days like this.

I think the rain just manages to wash away the cares of the world, in much the same way as a hug allows us to carry someone’s burdens, even if for a brief moment in time.

Yes, we all have to deal with rain and  sometimes even storms in our lives, but when these pass, which believe it or not they always do, I am always reminded that yes, if we wait patiently there is a treasure at the end of the rainbow.  Of course my idea or treasure and your idea of treasure may be two totally different things, but is that not what makes life so interesting and exciting??!!

Off to enjoy my peace and quiet before the Tigers begin to roar!!

I'm teaching my kids to dance in the rain!!

Hi everyone,

I am so excited about all of the progress I am making at my little cottage this evening.  It is so easy sometimes when life is chaotic to try and wait for things to settle down to get back to your dreams and goal.  I learned a very long time ago that if we wait until our life is "perfect" to accomplish the things we most want, we will be waiting a very long time...quite possibly forever.

This is why one of my favorite quotes is

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it is learning to dance in the rain!!!" 

After all, whether you are dancing in the rain; running in the rain; or playing with your kids in the rain, doesn't it always seem to just wash all the stress and the worry away??!!  Taking time to dance during the storms that life brings your way will not only allow you to catch your breath and face the events in your life, it also serves as a great learning experience for our kids.  Allowing our kids to see that life is not perfect, that we will have trials and tribulations, but that if we stop periodically to allow ourselves to take care of ourselves and process what we are going through, we are teaching them to do the same when they are adults.  

So when your kids start back to school in a few short weeks and they are asked to write about their summer vacations, may they all be able to write "my mom taught me that I do not have to wait for all of the storms in life to pass me by, I need to learn to dance in the rain, right in the place where God has placed me!!"