It's going to rain today. A good day to be inside reading. Many people will have to work outside in the rain, delivery persons, police, repairmen, and ambulance drivers, etc. But rain is called an occupational hazard for those folks. Rain also can increase work for others such as long-distance operators or even directory assistance operators. The call volume seems to increase when it rains or the weather becomes inclement. People seem to want to be on the telephone more. Of course with cell phones now in existance less operators are needed and less work is to be had for them. Doctors may also see an increase in their work as more driving accidents may occur also during rain.
But rain is a blessing also. What would we do without rain? We couldn't grow crops and we would all starve. We wouldn't see all of the beautiful flowers and plants in a profusion of colors. Life couldn't exist without rain or water. God has taken care of everything. He has provided for all of our needs.
The Callaway Gardens in Georgia are so lovely, full of God's wonderful nature. Flowers and plants everywhere the eye looks in those spacious surroundings. Lots of hiking and biking trails. They also have a Butterfly House with all kinds of live butterflies in abundance with hundreds of species. They fly all around in freedom in the Butterfly House and no one bothers or touches them. There are plants all over the inside of the building for the butterflies and visitors to enjoy.
A rainy day is also a good time to houseclean. There aren't usually many interruptions when it's raining outside since most people don't travel to visit during the rain often. It's a relaxing time to enjoy a nice hot cup of tea or coffee and contemplate all of the blessings that God has provided me with. I might perhaps treat myself to some chocolate ice cream today. There's nothing more soothing as chocolate ice cream, a wonderful way to relax while the rain softly beats upon the roof of my cottage.
Whenever the temperature allows it's so refreshing to open the doors and windows and let the fresh rain-cleaned air flow into the rooms. Days of softly falling rain remind me of childhood when on warmer days the gently falling rains would fill our home with lovely fresh scents wafting through open doors and windows. It would be a glorious time to take a nap if I chose to.
Sometimes when I sit in my living room as the rain comes down I have a sense of deja-vu. It's almost like I'm back in my mother's home when I was young. If I'm very careful I can even imagine her being there also, just out of sight. That's how I choose to think of it. It's a lovely feeling that comes over me, quite strongly at times. I hate when it's ended and I have to realize that she's not there. Then follows sadness to a degree because I miss her all over again.
Rain is indeed a wonderful blessing from God to all of us in many ways. I'm grateful for the rain that God allows us all to enjoy for a myriad of reasons, especially the memories it can bring back to me at times.
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