Rainy Days

Today is a gray rainy day. That's not always a bad thing. Josiah reminded me today that, "the rain is a good thing, it helps the plants grow." Boy that's a mouth full both in reality and metaphorically. I remember as a young person thinking The Apostle Paul had some real issues when he was always being so thankful and cheery about his trials. I think as an adult I can now see his point. Now before you put me in the category of Saints, let me say I don't ask for any trials and neither do I blame God for the ones I have, but I do recognize the potential for growth that each trial offers.

With so many blessings in my life, I feel a bit silly speaking of trials. I've not come close to experiencing some of the hardships Paul faced or even that some of you face daily. But I trust that it is in the everyday grind of life that I develop my perspective and grow in my knowledge of Jesus. Then when the devastating winds begin to blow in on my life, I will have a foundation firmly planted in my Heavenly Father.

Speaking of blessings, we are thankful for one small blessing. Matt did not have to serve on Jury yesterday and was able to attend Josiah's recital. The Jury-Chick did promise sternly that he would have to serve another month and would most certainly have to come in more than once. But we will take that as it comes. Having Daddy at the Recital was worth it. If you have never been to a Suzuki String Recital, you really are missing something. We even attended some before Josiah started lessons. It's so fun to hear children ranging form age 3 - 18 playing beautiful music. With the Suzuki Method all the children play the same songs as they progress. So the older students have already played and perfected the songs the younger children are just learning. So it is fun to hear all of kids play Twinkle together. As the music gets more difficult the younger students step out and by the end of the concert you get to enjoy an orchestra of young people playing gorgeous music. It sure was encouraging for me. After months of hearing the cat screaming sounds of a beginning Violinist, it's nice to see that in just a few years all those scratchings will actually make some pretty awesome music.

Well, we have church tonight and we like to hit the library before church so I will close for now. Thanks for being one of the many blessings in my life.