Being in the Rain

Have you ever danced in the rain? It's amazing, just spinning around outside as the water droplets cascade around you. Last night I got to do just that in my Friday night walk (tradition i have had since my freshman year). As I talked to my Father (in heaven) about both the joys and the hard parts of the week, about my fears and my excitement of future plans, and pretty much every other topic, I heard a storm approaching...
I had actually almost finished my regular loop but decided that a few more minutes (well it turned into almost 40) wouldn't hurt, so I found a bench and waited.
I enjoy storms and siting there made me super happy however the approaching storm had varying effects on the others (mainly couples) who were now scampering like rabbits or shelter. Being at the opposite End if campus from the dorms probably added to their distress as they tried to dodge the raindrops and find cover.
Some if them while passin gave a weird look - lone girl, sitting on a bench with approaching storm - yeah I can see why they thought it odd. But the key here is in the perspective.
I realized a storm was coming before I even went on my walk, and purposely slowed down to get "caught" in it, on the other hand they probably (just guessing) were a bit caught up in their companion for the evening, didn't notice re storm and certainly were not trying to get caught up in all.
In life, we don't pick our storms but we do choose our reactions. While the storms if life are sometimes hurricane size and far from this little thunderstorm last night, I can choose to embrace them as well and grow, or to run from them, expending copious amounts of energy and yet still get wet. While I don't believe that God causes bad things to happen, I do believe that He can/ wants to use everything (good and bad) to His greater purpose and plan - My job is to simply weather it out, and trust Him to get me through.

Fragile gifts

So... I am officially in my first relationship - lol it's amazing- haha I will write out sometime how of this came to be -but for now I am a bit too preoccupied living it :)

However - my First thoughts / impressions are pretty much just my own personal realizing of how fragile this stuff really is - I always advocated that the matters of the heart are the most fragile and precious of all and have tried to live my life guarding not only my heart but respecting others as well- and I still believe that whole heartedly but now I believe it with even more emphasis. I am thrilled with this responsibility I have now of protecting his heart and yet sobered by the reality of this fragile gift - anyways its super epic and just at the start. And I am thrilled

The best part (ok one of many "bests") is that I know my heavenly Father is keeping an eye on both of us and that His plan is so incredibly amazing and while i don't know what the future holds - I know my Father holds it and He has our best interest in mind :)

"The greatest want of all the world is to love and be loved" - unknown :)