rain

Here I am, typing my blog. It's amazing comfortable weather-wise for the first time in weeks. We had a HUGE rain that lasted for over an hour, and it cooled things down to a liveable, breathable temperature.

Do you know how hard it is to just function and do the basics of life in sauna-like conditions? Grateful for the relief.

And the kitty is snoozing near by, and Mr. is listening to worship music in his office. This is close to a perfect moment.

The day started out a little rough. My stomach acted up a little yesterday, and decided to give me some trouble again this morning. In spite of the discomfort, I pushed through and did my exercises. Not going to let one missed day throw me totally off of my schedule. Come on, push through!

Out for breakfast and I got noodle soup (Mr's favorite!) because I just felt like I needed liquids. Maybe I was a little dehydrated from my stomach issues. Off to a coaching meeting—I was the one being coached this time! Nice. Lots of questions about being and doing. I am afraid of filling my schedule so full that I lose sight of the most important thing: pursuing God with all I have and being still in Him. I've had a taste of it, and it is so sweet. I crave more, but time seems so short and the tasks seem so plentiful.

I walked home from the coaching, and was able to slow my mind down to the pace of my feet. Walking really is good if you can keep from rushing to your next destination, and keep your thoughts from racing a mile ahead. I had my camera and snapped photos as I went. I felt some of the tension from the past week start to drain away. My pace picked up again as the day went on, but it was still a good moment.

Oh. And on the way home I saw something odd. There was an offering all laid out: incense, a bottle of water, a can of Coke, a can of beer, and a whole roasted chicken with all the trimmings. That in and of itself was not so unusual, but the lavish offering was displayed on the hood of a car, in one of the car lots nearby. I guess it was for the spirit of good car sales…?? Never saw that before.

Then off to a meeting, then home to catch up on e-mails and do other computer work. It started raining just as we drove into the drive-way. Good timing! The downpour was glorious, and I was glad to be in my cozy apartment to watch it. The cooler air was (and still is) sweetly refreshing.

Ordered pizza in and watched a good bit of TV tonight. Probably shouldn't have—I really do have a ton of work to do this week. But, the "chilling out" time felt nice. I know you need that sometimes, but I still hear my mom's voice in the back of my head, worrying that I'm "wasting so much time in front of that TV." Oh well. I'm grown up now. I get to make bad decisions if I want to. :-P

And I got started on my blog at 8, meaning I'm going to meet my goal of having it finished by 9. EXCEPT, Mr. just stepped out and reminded me that it's Monday, which means it's update night. I totally forgot! So, I will not be getting to bed as early as I had hoped. :-(

Still and all, a good day.