Rain....Rain......

Today felt almost normal. I ran errands, took Meg driving, stopped by Mom's for about 1/2 an hour and then on to soccer practice and the grocery. After I came home, we ate dinner. Meg is doing homework, Mike is doing Mike stuff and I am sitting here listening to it rain. It sounds so peaceful. I have nowhere I have to be except here. It is cleansing and life-giving this rain. The grass is greener, the flowers a little taller and the air smells better because of the rain. Some times it is where my mind is, because there are days when the rain is not a thing that I can view with pleasure or appreciation. I see it as an obstacle that must be overcome. It makes my daily life harder. But at least for today-in this moment I can appreciate the rain.