Our grass was turning brown. The leaves on the front yard trees were falling off, and my flowers were looking sad. The rainfree days and the intense heat of the last few weeks were taking it's toll.

In the last few days, we have been blessed with times of rain. Steady rain. The kind you find yourself longing for when it has been absent for too long.

I love the sound of it. I like sitting on the porch and watching it. I am so thankful for it today.


I read some interesting facts about rain in a small booklet I have by New Leaf Press.
"Want to grow a single serving of lettuce? It'll cost you six gallons of rainwater. How about a glass of milk? You'll need almost 49 gallons of the wet stuff to produce just one 8 oz. glass of the white stuff ( the amount of water consumed by the cow plus the amount needed to produce her food plus the water to process it all)."
Like many things in our lives, we only realize it's great importance when we don't have it. I look forward to green grass and healthy looking plants. Thank you God for the rain that you blessed us with in the last few days.