i've got rivers of...

Wonderful
Glorious
Rain!

Late last night just before we headed off to bed we heard a very inviting sound... it was raining!!!! Without warning rain began to fall in the area around our apartment complex. Earlier my husband had religiously been checking the web weather channel and even it had not predicted this. We opened our living room slider and gleefully stepped out onto our balcony patio. Our neighbors to the left were already sitting out on their patio enjoying the sight. I quickly grabbed the only semi-dry spot on the balcony and perched on the bar stool we had sitting out there. I shot a smile and a neighborly wave in their direction, only to notice that the wind was directing the rain deeper into their balcony, they huddled together shrinking back to their door before eventually deciding to go inside. The wind was blowing to the east and thankfully we were protected from the rain by a wall to our right, but the mist still made it's way to us. It felt soooo good. Oh the wondrous glorious rain! It was awesome. Still I shuttered to think that both the wind and the rain was much more powerful just to the southwest of us along the coast. Lord, take care of all those who were(and are) affected by the storm. But thank You for the rain!