Rain Sweet Rain!

We have been so blessed!! First of all, we had some pretty bad storms in the area a week ago on Wednesday night. We lost our electricity at around 8;30 PM and got it back at 11:00 PM that very night. Some people in St. Louis were just getting their power back today. So THAT was a real blessing. We haven't been hot......well, that is if I didn't pass Grandma's bedroom door when she had the HEATER on, of all things!!! I tried to shut the door but she insists that she needs some circulation SO....we have to circulate the hot air while the poor A/C is struggling to keep the house below 76 with the sun out and 98-100 every day.

Even though we had lots of stormy weather and wind, we had little rain. We have had so little rain that the river birch trees in our yard are losing their leaves. It looks like October in my yard. There has been rain all around us but we wouldn't get anything. I forgot to water last night and this afternoon after I came back from working at the church as a hostess for the new directory photography sessions, the impatiens were looking BAD!! They always let you know if they need watering but this time they looked almost past going, so I made a mental note that I had to water tonight. Would you believe that about 6:00 it started POURING. It is amazing to me to see the whole yard perk up. The trees look refreshed. The impatiens and the morning glories are standing up. The grass is looking greener. Isn't it amazing that I could stand with the water hose all day long and the flowers would still look pitiful but let the Lord do the watering and they drink it up!!! Kinda like they know Who their master is, huh!!!