There used to a phrase I heard a lot growing up. The elders would often say she's about tot get her second wind. I would like to change that up a little bit because right now I feel like I'm about to get my second WIN.
Lord up in heaven above knows I know what it feels like to be drenched in a storm without an umbrella. My hair is wet, my face is wet, my clothes are wet, my skin is wet, my feet are squishing in my tennis shoes wet with rain. I am so wet I'm just standing still and just letting the rain pour down on me.
I once heard it is when you run in the rain when you get most wet. I just standing here and it is pouring down rain, rain, rain, and more rain. Thoughts I have none. Plan B to get out of this rain I have none. It is just raining so hard I don't know which way to go or what to do.
Literally, I feel this describes my life over the past six years. I have seen torrential rains. I have endured massive flooding. The weather vane broke.
If I walk to the right or to the left I have to feel the squishing noise in my sneakers because they are drenching with rain. I just stand there not to hear the noise. I braving this storm with no umbrella.
Rain water is good for the hair. I hope it is good for my skin and clothes as well. Only time will tell.
Finally, the storm is over. I look silly just standing there drenched from the rain. My hair is soaking wet causing water to run down my face. My face is soaking wet and the more I wipe the more it seems the water from my head is rolling down on my face. I take both hands and wipe down on my clothing as if it is going to dry me off. I look down at my feet which feel like I am standing in a puddle inside my shoes and be like oh no, I am soaked.
The sun comes out to offer a ray of hope. It serves as the heat which helps to dry me off. But I'm going to need to go inside and take off these wet shoes. Get naked and toss my clothes in the clothes hamper. Get a a towel and some body wash, shampoo, and head to the shower. Run a hot shower. Let the water flow through my hair, let it fall down to my skin, use some body wash with a little scrubbing action to get my skin extra soft. Wash and rinse my body until the water runs cold. After the water runs cold I reach for my towel to dry my skin off. I go and lay a towel across my bed and just lay down with the other towel on top of me. I lay there with the intent of only laying down for a moment, long enough to dry off but I fall off to sleep.
When I wake up my hair has dried naturally, my body has dried naturally. I get up and reach for some lotion to moisturize my skin. I wrap the towel around me and go into the bathroom to get a brush to brush my hair in place. It dried natural but it has no style or shape to it. I brush my hair back flat. I put some moisturizer on my hair and leave it like that. I don't want to add any heat to it to dry it out.
I go find a comfortable dress to wear around the house that can also double as a dress to go to the convenience store in. I sit and lounge for a minute taking in the refreshing moment of no longer being in a storm and everything being back to normal.
I go outside and see the rain has all the way subsided, the sun is now shining brightly, the flowers are blooming beautifully, the leaves on the trees are greener, the grass is greener, the sidewalks look like they have been power washed. Next, SNAPSHOT. This is a moment I want time to embrace and capture.
I didn't go through a storm like this literally but over the past year I feel I've gone through a storm like this figuratively. I feel like the storm is finally moving on. I'm going to reap my harvest. The chains are breaking and there is a new day dawning.
Lord knows six years of frustration, depression, lack of desire, and lack of interest in a lot of things will be nearing a close. I can see the hope for renewal on the horizon. It has been a long time coming but as the song says "a change is going to come."
We don't know the time, nor the place, nor the minute, nor the second. All we know is some things are inevitable. Lord I feel like I can see the finish line. Thank you for all you've done and everything you're about to do.
I've seen times of great success in the past and my spirit tells me it is harvest season again. Thank you Lord, thank you.
Amen!
Lord up in heaven above knows I know what it feels like to be drenched in a storm without an umbrella. My hair is wet, my face is wet, my clothes are wet, my skin is wet, my feet are squishing in my tennis shoes wet with rain. I am so wet I'm just standing still and just letting the rain pour down on me.
I once heard it is when you run in the rain when you get most wet. I just standing here and it is pouring down rain, rain, rain, and more rain. Thoughts I have none. Plan B to get out of this rain I have none. It is just raining so hard I don't know which way to go or what to do.
Literally, I feel this describes my life over the past six years. I have seen torrential rains. I have endured massive flooding. The weather vane broke.
If I walk to the right or to the left I have to feel the squishing noise in my sneakers because they are drenching with rain. I just stand there not to hear the noise. I braving this storm with no umbrella.
Rain water is good for the hair. I hope it is good for my skin and clothes as well. Only time will tell.
Finally, the storm is over. I look silly just standing there drenched from the rain. My hair is soaking wet causing water to run down my face. My face is soaking wet and the more I wipe the more it seems the water from my head is rolling down on my face. I take both hands and wipe down on my clothing as if it is going to dry me off. I look down at my feet which feel like I am standing in a puddle inside my shoes and be like oh no, I am soaked.
The sun comes out to offer a ray of hope. It serves as the heat which helps to dry me off. But I'm going to need to go inside and take off these wet shoes. Get naked and toss my clothes in the clothes hamper. Get a a towel and some body wash, shampoo, and head to the shower. Run a hot shower. Let the water flow through my hair, let it fall down to my skin, use some body wash with a little scrubbing action to get my skin extra soft. Wash and rinse my body until the water runs cold. After the water runs cold I reach for my towel to dry my skin off. I go and lay a towel across my bed and just lay down with the other towel on top of me. I lay there with the intent of only laying down for a moment, long enough to dry off but I fall off to sleep.
When I wake up my hair has dried naturally, my body has dried naturally. I get up and reach for some lotion to moisturize my skin. I wrap the towel around me and go into the bathroom to get a brush to brush my hair in place. It dried natural but it has no style or shape to it. I brush my hair back flat. I put some moisturizer on my hair and leave it like that. I don't want to add any heat to it to dry it out.
I go find a comfortable dress to wear around the house that can also double as a dress to go to the convenience store in. I sit and lounge for a minute taking in the refreshing moment of no longer being in a storm and everything being back to normal.
I go outside and see the rain has all the way subsided, the sun is now shining brightly, the flowers are blooming beautifully, the leaves on the trees are greener, the grass is greener, the sidewalks look like they have been power washed. Next, SNAPSHOT. This is a moment I want time to embrace and capture.
I didn't go through a storm like this literally but over the past year I feel I've gone through a storm like this figuratively. I feel like the storm is finally moving on. I'm going to reap my harvest. The chains are breaking and there is a new day dawning.
Lord knows six years of frustration, depression, lack of desire, and lack of interest in a lot of things will be nearing a close. I can see the hope for renewal on the horizon. It has been a long time coming but as the song says "a change is going to come."
We don't know the time, nor the place, nor the minute, nor the second. All we know is some things are inevitable. Lord I feel like I can see the finish line. Thank you for all you've done and everything you're about to do.
I've seen times of great success in the past and my spirit tells me it is harvest season again. Thank you Lord, thank you.
Amen!
