It was a day of rain.
The day started out as most days. My children rolled out of their warm beds and made their way out of my house to go to school. In their paths they left discarded pajamas, cuddling blankets and wet towels on the floor. I went through my quiet house and put all things back in their places and then sat down to enjoy my morning coffee.
I watched the rain through the window.
To some ... the rain provokes feelings of loneliness - sadness. With it's dreary skies and its gray face. To me, it is a relief. A time for the world to cleanse itself. A time for me to slow down.
Peaceful.
Quiet.
It is dark in my house as the day wears on, and yet it is the middle of the day. I am always sort of stunned by how the darkness soothes me and how easily I am drawn into it. I have to wonder where this joy comes from. Wonder why I am at home in the darkness.
I want it to rain.
I want there to be this darkness in the middle of the day - to envelope my house.
To envelope me.
I like the way it makes me feel.
Cozy and warm ...
The silence of it ...
The calming affect it has on me.
I think the rain cleanses me - like I am the earth.
It's as if the darkness renews me - like I am somehow pulled back into the womb.
I do appreciate the warmth of the sun, but ... I love it when it is sometimes replaced by the rains.
I am alone, I know ...
running towards the darkness ...
embracing it ...
yearning for it ...
allowing it to seep easily ... into my joyful soul.
I am alone ...
And yet ...
I am peaceful.
66 comments:
It rained her today too. Lots of rain.
The rain was probably good for the soul--with all your family is going through.
That precious baby will be in our prayers! And you and your family.
I love rain too. It's so refreshing.
Still thinking of and praying for the baby.
That was beautiful!
No rain here...just a blizzard and 20 inches of snow. blech!
Me thinks you must move here to the Seattle area...
Oh Kellan...this post was so poetically beautiful. You do have such a way with words my dear.
This is such a beautiful post. Your family is still in my thoughts and prayers.
This is beautiful.
But I'm so confused because it's only 7:15 on Sunday night here. How the ... ? Where the ... ? Your kids already went to school on Monday?
I need some peaceful rain to help me quiet down and figure it out.
Your writing is so beautiful. I know that feeling well, the rain make me feel that exact same way. You said it perfectly. I want you to know that your family is in my heart and prayers. I'm holding you all close to my heart.
Love.
I love the rain-
I love the smell and the way the whole mood of the day changes. I love it.... We don't get a whole lot of rain here, so when we do.........Peacful
I like rain when I can stay home.
I don't like rain when I have to take public transportation to work.
I love the sounds of the world
The sound of rain is particularly comforting
I love this. I know that feeling of needing the rain and the darkness.
You wrote about it so beautifully.
Great Post, Kellan! Made me want to crawl under my cozy covers and take a long nap - Rainey days are good for that.
Take Care.
Yvette
I, too, love the rain. There is something so incredibly soothing about the whole process. That is, until my child starts screaming because she is scared of thunder. . .
come visit me. It rains here all the time. (Washington State) Although October rains are the same feeling after summer. But by now, we are a bit sick of it and its here until July 5th usually. hehe. Take care.
Interesting Kel, very interesting your description of the effect of rain upon you
I was thinking the same thing as Kelli- move to Washington! I thought this post was beautiful. I also enjoy rainy days, they make me want to stay home and just read a book.
I love the peaceful feeling of rain too, Kellan. Instead, we got freezing rain, lots of ice and 2 feet of snow!
Kellan, just getting caught up with your news....and has it ever been a rollercoaster for your family. I am glad your little baby nephew is doing well so far. I am sure there will be ups and downs, but every good day is a step in the right direction. He, and your entire family, are in my thoughts.
Hugs to you all - Heidi
An open window, the sound of rain falling, a cool, clean breeze--me falling asleep. Ahhhh! I love the way you wrote of the rain.
Have a wonderful day, Kellan Renee!
Beautiful post, and perfect day if you just add chocolate and a book :-)
I love the rain too! It makes me feel all nice and want to cuddle up to my pillow and blanket ;-)
Great post, I love the rain...and I wrote about it today too, how funny!
Enjoy your day sweetie!
I really love the rain when I can stay home and enjoy it. Beautiful photo.
A 24 weeker -that's early. Praying & will check back in for updates. I'm an early intervention specialist & work with preemies. Though I haven't walked this road, I've held the hands of others walking here. Peace to you & yours~
I enjoy it once in a while. It's a great day to get some laundry done and read a book with a cupof tea:)
I also love the rain...and the dark. I do think it is cleansing. Beautiful post Kellan.
I've never thought of the rain like that before. This was beautiful.
it's raining pretty heavy over at this end of the world too.. and I love rainy days too :-) lots of love to you and your great-nephew
Oh, me too!!! I love summer thunderstorms! I go out on my front porch and watch the lightening dance and listen to the thunder clap. I love it. Such a cozy feeling. I started taking my boys to the porch with me this past summer to watch too and they aren't scared of storms at all. They love it. Makes me so happy.
What a beautiful post!
Truly a well written post. I could almost hear the rain and feel the warmth. My oldest daughter and I share your love for a good rainy day.
ps. I am so thankful the baby is stable. I am pulling for you and have also put out a call for prayers- may the strentgh of them lift your family.
Rain is my favorite type of weather. It washes everything clean again...and that's really needed sometimes.
I am glad you are able to find some peace. On the other hand, we have had a tad more sun lately and it is uplifting to me... Love it!
beautiful :)
i heart the rain too!
I love the rain. And thunderstorms too. Both of which rarely happen where I live. Glad you enjoyed your day.
I love rainy days, too! Especially if I don't have to be anywhere and can just sit and listen to the pitter patter of the drops on the roof. Beautiful post, Kellan!
So happy to hear that your little baby is doing well, keeping you all in my prayers!
Lizzy
I love rainy days too :) - used to have lots of them and thunderstorms were just so common in Singapore (where I come from). We just get used to it.
I hope your little angel is getting stronger everyday physically and in his soul :)
I love rainy days too :) - used to have lots of them and thunderstorms were just so common in Singapore (where I come from). We just get used to it.
I hope your little angel is getting stronger everyday physically and in his soul :)
We had a lot of rain here over the weekend. I love watching the rain.
Steph
It sort of rained here on Saturday night. Well. Okay. It was sleet. And it 'rained' ice pellets for 10 hours straight! And it was loud and the wind was howling and I was afraid our house might blow away in a freak winter snowy tornado so I barely slept at all and it was terrifying! (But the Little Goat and The Husband conveniently slept through it ALL.)
Still, I'm glad you enjoyed the rain. A peaceful, soothing rain is just so.....perfect. Just right for tea and blogging. (I would've said for tea and reading a book, but come on people, it's 2008 here....) ;)
Sorry I havent been around much Kell. I am going to try and get caught up now, Praying for your family!
I love rainy days. Only of there is not a bunch of them in a row and I don't have a million errands to run. :)
Chrisitna
Great post! I love the rain too. It makes the day so quiet and calm.
There's nothing more calming than crawling under the covers at night to a good old fashion rain storm...
Unfortunately, the closest I've gotten to that comfort in the last 5 monthes is the sound of sleet tapping on the windows and snow plow engines at full throttle...
...I'm off to do the rain dance.
I love those dark rainy days too, especially if I can be alone which is almost never lol.
Wonderful post. YOu made me feel there!
Oh and thanks for all the baby updates. I'm praying. He's tiny wrinkled arm almost made me cry! He's so precious!
Hey Its raining all the way here in Indonesia too. And it got VERY dark in the middle of the day. Aaron loves it when it rains. He just stands there and watches it.
beautiful post!
sooooo good... so true!
Remind me of my son who told me yesterday that we have "good weather." It's raining , he said.
But I love rain, too - sometimes. Not the 24/7 kind of rain.
How beautiful!
Still praying for your precious nephew and family.
I like the rain.
How nice that you can find something positive out of the dark. I love a good booming thunderstorm!
Still saying prayers for Baby and the rest of y'all.
I could almost smell it...I love the way the rain smells when spring is coming...thanks for sharing
I love the rain on a warm summer day. The way you wrote this made me feel like I was there. Great post Kellan!
I, for one, can't WAIT until we get rain instead of snow. There's something so therapeutic about the rain.
The same here today. I love the rain. Perfect napping weather.
I love a storm to as long as there are no tornados attached...
I am right there with you. When I know its going to rain, I get giddy with anticipation. I like how you expressed it here. :)
I too love the rain, it seems to make everything fresh and new again.
I wish it would rain here and get rid of all this snow. I love the rain.
i like the random rainy days...especially when i have tons of work, nowhere i have to drive to, and there is thunder involved. something about thunderstorms makes me feel all snugged up in the house and safe... plus, Zeke will sleep all day bc he knows it's too wet to go outside.
I enjoy a nice rainy afternoon SOMETIMES! It's a nice excuse to be lazy, an extra excuse to toss in a movie or grab some books and snuggle up the kids. A nice excuse to further put off a dreaded errand, etc. SOMETIMES. but when you live in WA, the rain can get a little OLD. FAST. Like THREE MONTHS AGO. So talk to me again in Sept or so, okay? LOL!!
It is sad sometimes how we don't appreciate nature enough. Hearing you appreciate the rain makes me think about how I used to moan about it raining, and now that we are on water restrictions due to lack of rain, I look forward to every drop.
Ah, I love rain! It's best when you can stay home to enjoy it, though.
This reminds me of an old Helen Reddy song..(does this take you back or what?) Peaceful....
It is a sweet little song that always made me think of the rain....
I love the rain. I grew, for a portion of my life, in Maine. And I love the rain. (enough to say it twice). I love the smell of rain, and I absolutely love the sound of rain.....
Rain can be incredibly soothing. This post was very poetic, Kellan. Lovely.
My daughter has a great relationship with the rain too. For me, it depends on the moment.
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