Summers in the South

thought: something that once scared the junk out of me is now one of the things i love in life

living in the South, i have the chance to experience something called "lightening storms" or "heat lightening". they only happen in the summer when it's hot and muggy. driving home tonight, the sky was clear on one side of me then on the other, it was cloudy and there was flashes of lightening in the clouds.

as a child i was afraid of lightening, thunder, and wind storms. now though, i love sitting on the porch and watching the lightening. the rain isn't so bad either. growing up the the Pacific Northwest, it rained all the time so when it rains, it wasn't so much of a novelty when i first moved here...until the last few summers. i love listening to the rain, especially at night. or, waking up in the morning to the rain is really cool. my favorite though, is a thunder storm in the morning. it doesn't happen often, but it is pretty neat to wake up with the thunder rolling and lightening flashing.

so yeah, driving home tonight with my windows down and radio blasting was great stuff. the breeze was perfect too. if only i could have been on the high way on my way to the beach! those are the best times...being on the beach at night when there is lightening out over the ocean, the breeze is just right and the tide is rolling in. oh yes, that is the best. nothing to be afraid of there...except for getting struck by lightening or a sudden tidal wave...which is still a cool thing to see...unless it destroys your home....

wow, where did that come from? oh yeah, my bad attempt of trying to be funny...my joke telling skills need some improvement...

but back to the lightening and storms and stuff. they are so amazing to watch. like i said before, i used to be afraid of them...i used to be afraid of a lot of things. but then i realized that i had no need to be afraid of them. so i began to watch them and by watching them, i fell in love. summers in the South are some of the greatest. yes, it is humid and there are bugs, but those are nothing compared to the awesomeness of seeing a storm.

plus, storms are another way the Lord shows Himself through creation!