The Flood

The rain kept falling all day here in this sleepy little town. I did not mind though, it gave me the excuse to have another lazy day. At about 2:30 this morning there was a weather alert because of Flash Floods in our area. It has continued to rain hard all day and my yard looks as though it has a river running through it now. I went outside and took a few pictures earlier. Our drive way has it's own creek now. Winding all the way down to the lane in the woods. We have lost a whole tractor scoop of gravel.
I went out this afternoon for a drive to just have some alone time and there were several areas on our road that were washed out. As I was driving several thoughts came to my mind. One was something I had read this morning while laying in bed. "Water seeks it's own level." What does this mean, other than it flows downhill.

I stopped and photographed several areas that were overflowing with water. I watched as the water washed sticks and rocks and leaves away. Debris was all in the paths of places where the water was receding. There were heavy objects like logs in the middle of the road. One road that had just been graded was washed completely out with gravel all over the paved road. It had been a rough day for me and this short driving trip included a flood of tears. Tears that cleansed my feelings and helped me to analyze my perspective. As I released this water I realized it was flowing out of my eyes and freeing up the burdens in my heart. As my eyes flooded my burdens were being washed away and I was able to see the beauty of the water and my perspective was not one of a sorrow but one of joy and thankfulness. This was my blessing received.

The blessing given was I allowed the kids to play all day as I served them breakfast, lunch and snacks! Sounds simple but I usually ask them to fin for themselves.