When it rains I like to....

Sit on my covered front porch and watch traffic go by. If it's raining really hard and the street starts to flood it's somewhat enjoyable to watch speeding cars hit the flooded area and try to slow down at the last second. Mostly it's just therapeutic to listen to the rain and be happy that I am at home instead of out driving in that.

When my son was little and was scared of storms he would hide under the coffee table. I would show him how cool I thought those downpours were. I told him this was God's show and that God is watering the grass and trees and doesn't want us to be scared. I would rave about how loud the thunder was or how bright and far the lightning shot across the sky. It didn't take long for him to get excited to see the storms. I knew he was cured when he said, "Hey Ma, let's go sit outside and watch the storm."