How I Love A Rainy Day

Showers of Greetings Readers, it is a rainy day today, one that I could just lose myself in. I have always loved rainy days. Mind you, ones that are not full of lightening and thunder to hinder my walking in them, although I do enjoy the deep sound of thunder as well.

Today I lingered at the barn after milking. Miss Elsie did as well. I sat on some bales of hay pondering many thoughts I have in my heart of late. Miss Elsie stood in the breeze way of the barn looking out the back door thinking if she should venture out to the hay ring or not. After some moments she decided she would go out. I continued to sit there, eyes closed, listening to the fall of the rain and the creek water in more of a rush to go down its route than normal. With all the extra rain in the last week, the creek is making a more distinct sound of 'rushing' which I find very calming.

With the holidays here, our nurses are taking extra days off. I find I look forward to days as this, even though we do not celebrate this holiday as once we did, it gives us time to not have to be on our regular schedule. We can linger a bit through the day.

Today I made banana/cherry smoothies, I have some cottage cheese draining, and my ingredients out to make bread. There are dishes to be done, clothes to hang on the drying rack to dry and all the while enjoying the falling, in a pitter patter rhythm, of the rain. It is to rain all weekend, so I will be able to 'sit by the window when it is raining and read a book I'll never be tested on.'  ")  I also have a painting project in progress. Husband cut me 3 pieces of boards, I am painting barn quilt designs on them. Two will go to our barn, the other for a gift. The first one is gray background, barn red diamonds in each corner, The center is a square, 8"x8", cream in color of which I will paint some shamrocks. I do not have a digital camera anymore, but will be shopping for one after the holidays and I will get some pictures to share.

I hope the quotation I posted yesterday will be of encouragement to all that read it. Looking unto the Lord in all things, for it is in Him alone that we live and breathe.

In Joy