I Bless the Rains Down in Africa

We watched the clouds roll in on Friday, but thought, "nah...no way it will rain yet." On Saturday the temperature had dropped in the afternoon and as we enjoyed the basketball tournament our doubts of rain began to fade. By late afternoon, the rains came. Our first rain the year!

I had forgotten how nice the rain smelled, looked and felt. This rain last for a few hours---and it was VERY welcome. After waiting for the downpour to subside, we ran to the car and came home to a warm shower, coffee, grilled cheese and sweatshirts to play games and chill for the rest of the evening. We slept so well in the cool weather with the smell of rain still in the air.


"The same rain that wears down stone, can refresh each of us." -Risto Rein