rain down on me

I am sitting in church this morning and within five minutes of the end of the service, the rain begins to fall. Before I left my house, they were predicting some significant rain, so the tempest came as no surprise. However, the rain seemed so poignant as we reflected on the sixth commandment, retitled "a beautiful life." It has been a scorching week in Holland, and in most of the country, and it seems that God always knows when to refresh the earth with life-giving rain. My attitude is renewed through the falling of the rain as I look ahead to what could be a life-changing month. My trust is in God and the life that he has blessed me with. A few drops of rain can mean so much...

A golden oldie

and they're off

and the random award goes to... me.

Last night some friends and I headed out Great Lakes Downs, a thoroughbred racetrack in Muskegon, Michigan. What for, you ask? To participate in wagers of sorts, to be sure, but also to enjoy the beautiful evening. And it was. I went in with a friend on each wager, and we both came out about $10 ahead at the end of the night. So much fun!