Day eighty-five Thanks, God!

I took today off of work to sleep in and catch up on some much-neglected housework. I slept in and followed it by a nap chaser (which was lovely), and did 4 loads of laundry, washed the dogs, and swept and mopped the floors.

I was also checking my work email throughout the day (yes, even on my day off, I still cannot completely unplug) and a couple things happened over email that, quite frankly, pissed me off.

Now, let me say that I genuinely love my job and the people I work with. None of the things that ruffled my feathers really should not have ruffled them as much as they did. I was irritated by not just one thing, but many things and all of the sudden they were clear to me. The imperfections and frustrations in both in my work and personal life just got under my skin in a way that I could not ignore.

I decided that maybe stewing in my mood wasn't the best thing, so I called a friend and went over to her house. We had a laid back evening, the dogs played, and I was reasonably distracted in a good way. I feel a lot better now.

On my way out to J's house, I saw this BEAUTIFUL cloud formation and took the photo. I wished that I had my camera with me, but even with my iPhone, it came out well. (And many thanks to the guy behind me who did not honk at me impatiently while I took a couple shots!)

I prayed on my way to J's house that I would be able to let go of this anger and frustration that I realized was not really rational. With every passing mile, my irritation grew. I kept talking to Him.

While at my friend's house, the clouds clashed and a storm blew in loud and violently. I took several pics of the clouds after the rains, but this one before the rain speaks to me the most.

Even in the thunder and rainy and yucky moments, God is there, shining through. We just need to take the time to see Him.