November 2

The skies opened up overnight and it actually rained today. Given that we're in the middle of a major drought, the sound of rain on the rooftop and the smell of moisture in the air were very welcome sensations.

Since we've been denied rain for so long and the earth has been so dry, rain feels like a huge blessing to me. Water is something that's incredibly easy to take for granted, but I'm thankful that circumstances have taught me to assign it value. God intends for us to be good stewards of His creation, after all, so if having to learn to operate with less water makes me a better consumer of that particular resource, I'm thankful for the challenge.