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DRIPPY AND DRIZZLY
By Sally I. Kennedy
August 14, 2010

The Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says, "Only in returning
to me and waiting for me will you be saved. In quietness and
confidence is your strength. Isaiah 30:15

Sounds like two that didn't make the cut for SnowWhite's seven
dwarves. Drippy and drizzly, precisely how it was for several days
running. When you're on vacation, rainy indoor days might be the last
thing you're hoping for. But you know the saying, can't do much about
the weather. As I sat watching the clouds drip onto the water, making
hypnotic little circles merging into other circles, how I felt the
years melt away. In my memory I was transported to a time 'long ago
and far away'.

At a remote spot, at the end of a stony dirt road, was a clearing, a
small mountain spring-fed lake in the midst. A sprinkling of cottages;
one where my parents honeymooned then later purchased. I spent summers
there as a child. Rustic hardly describes it;camping today probably
would be more sophisticated than life at our cottage was back then. it
was the best time of my childhood. Well, some of the very best, for
sure.

Life was simple. We enjoyed reading stories and books, did lots of
puzzles. Outdoors held limitless opportunities for imaginative play.
And sunny afternoons, we could swim. Every summer we'd borrow a farm
dog. He would be our friend for those several weeks. The sheepdog, my
sister, and I had many an adventure in the old rowboat scouting
bullfrogs on lily pads and such.

Today I am thankful for time to be still, like this. To just 'be',
and not 'do'. I am way often guilty of operating as a 'human doing'
and not a 'human being'. God can really use our drippy, drizzly days,
to quiet our minds, minister to our souls, and settle our spirits.

That is good news.

Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Be still, and know that I am God
Psalm 55: 6-8 (MSG) Get me out of here on dove wings; I want some
peace and quiet. I want a walk in the country. I want a cabin in the
woods. I'm desperate for a change from rage and stormy weather.
Psalm 4:4 (ASV) Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own
heart upon your bed, and be still.
Ps 131:2 (NKJV) Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul

inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2010
http://www.sallyikennedy.com

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