Sunday, February 15, 2015

Gratitude Journal – Day 229 – February 15, 2015

Tomorrow….
is on my mind, as I listen to my dear friends sing ‘Yesterday’. You see, I have big plans for tomorrow – both work and personal, but many are warning that God may have something different in store for us – it’s called the weather.

As I ponder the weather, and how just the mere mention of something other than a sunny day can bring panic and grief to many, I realize that it is reflective of our lives.

We long for the perfect day and the carefree life
One in which the sun rises at the beginning of a long wonderful day - take your time
One with no rain - no worries
One filled with blues skies and fluffy white clouds - imagining the possibilities
One with a gentle breeze - lovingly caressing our soul
One with the perfect sunset - reflections of a day well spent
One with a dark sky sprinkled with the moon and stars - a glimpse into tomorrow as the moon reflects off our eyes…

And when the day is less than perfect…
Rain sends us running for our umbrellas – protection from our troubles
Reports of impending weather – send us into panic mode to make last minute preparations
Storms of either snow, rain or ice – incapacitates many minds and actions as we wait for it to pass before peeking our head out of the door of life.

It began to sprinkle as I pulled up to the church parking lot the day after myDarlin’ went to join God’s House Band. I reached over for my trusty umbrella, then paused as I heard myDarlin’ say, ‘It’s only water Sheri, it’s only water.’ I laid it back down, and as I closed the car door felt the drops of water, God’s love and grace, falling on my body and knew that I was going to be OK.

Today I am grateful for God’s love as it rains on my life and that of my Ohana. I look to the sky and am reminded of myDarlin’s wonderful outlook on life as he danced in the rain and slid in the snow.


#KeepLookingUp #TrustintheLord

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