Rain

it rained today. I love rain. However I do not like all rain. let me explain
I hate the drizzly sprinkling rain that seems to be very unstable and has bi polar qualities as it shuffles back and forth on the lower end of the intensity scale.
I LOVE the hard pounding rain of a true storm that thunders down the streets, bangs on the roofs and tinkles against the window as it gets tossed around by the wind. Then add in some deep thunder and brighter than a camera flash lighting and i am in a mini heaven.

Sometimes I wonder why i am so fascinated with storms. ever since i was a little tyke i would run around in the warm rain of Florida dancing from puddle to puddle "dodging raindrops" . Innocence at its best.

Then as i got older and went through some troubling times i use to climb the 40 ft pine trees at our house during a storm, daring the lighting to strike.

In college and today i seem to have found some middle ground on my fascination, while i still take risks i don't take as stupid of ones, and again i get joy out of awe cord a good storms strikes in my soul.  There is something about good storms that i think i will always enjoy quite possibly for varying reasons through out my life, both good and bad.

But there are more types of storms than physical, my goal is to just be able to weather all the storms in my life and come out with the right Captain at the Helm, Jesus. 

Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered... the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith... All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.
Thomas Becket