Rain-Rain-Go Away!

I woke up this morning to the tapping of rain drops on my windows and roof. I knew the weather was coming but wasn't sure if it was just rain or ice and rain which always freaks me out. OK, I have a confession: I am a yankee living in Baltimore, MD and I am afraid to drive in the snow and ice. It isn't so much the snow and ice as it is the other drivers who don't know how to drive in this kind of weather. Even rain trips up a Maryland driver. I don't get it; when the roads are slick, SLOW DOWN - but don't slam on your breaks. Cars now a-days are equiped with traction control and anti-slip grip and ABS breaks and even something as simple and old-tech as just down-shifting will slow you down.

So, my secret is out, I'm from the North. I am a semi-native of Upstate NY. It's God's country up there. Beautiful!!!! I spent many a weekend on Lake George. I have been from one end of that lake to the other and it never gets old. I say semi-native because I grew up Military Brat. Any of you who grew up the same way, will know what that is all about. It was fun living in new places and seeing differnet geography, but you never really have a place to call home. So, when my father got out and we "settled" into civilian life, it was never easy because it was instilled in us to roam. We were kind of like gypsies in a way. You get used to moving every year and a half and when it stops, your body and mind don't know what to do. I would move every 2 years when out on my own just to get a new window view. It was an unsettling feeling. You never feel rooted. Could be good depending on how you want your life to be but when you get married and have kids, your roots start to sink in and that could be scarry.

My husband grew up in upstate NY and lived their until I blew into his life and then a move to Baltimore after getting married. It was the hardest thing for him to do. For me it was just part of life, but for him it was leaving the comfort of his roots, family, security, familiarity. He still struggles with it but knows this is where we have been called to be.

"Called?" you ask? The call from God. We are both Born-Again Christians. I see you rolling your eyes; For those of you who just stumbled upon this blog not knowing what is in store, it is ok. This is a guilt-free blog. We don't judge, we aren't in the business of making you feel bad. We are just ordinary people like you with ordinary lives with lows and highs, but through our lives we turn to a Higher Power and grace and mercy have alot to do with it. My family have gone through some tough stuff and we have gotten through it because we knew there was Another involved in our situation taking care of the details we could not. This blog site is not going to be about preaching, but there will be mention of God, Bible, Jesus and it is up to you right now to continue or never come back. Either way, it is ok. But you might miss out on something fun.

Unfortunately for me, I am currently at work (while the cat's away the mice do play). While my boss enjoys sunny Florida the rest of us are hunkered down at our desks doing whatever apeases, and at this point, I need to return to doing what I get paid for.