sweat. . . and rain!

It's taking some time to get used to this weather! Growing up in California meant that when it rained, it was cold.  Not so in Texas! It can be 85 degrees and raining! It's actually pretty cool, and it does bring the temps down some - we'll drop 10-15 degrees in just a few minutes. And the thunder and lightning! It is amazing to watch. In all the years in California I think I could count on one hand the number of times I heard the emergency broadcast system sound, and it was usually a test - I think I've heard it three or four times in the eight months we've been here! Sometimes we sit out on the back porch and just watch the weather, isn't that funny!

The humidity is something else altogether! In Cali when it was hot (95 and above), if you weren't too active you could be out in it and not sweat - not in Texas.  When you walk outside in those temperatures, you're immediately sweating! I never realized how inactive my sweat glands were in California!  I bet they were just flabby and once we've been here a while, maybe I won't be so affected. Maybe?

I'm glad to be having this experience. The weather is not the only thing that we've had to get used to, and moving to a new and different place has given me the opportunity to assess my life.  The decisions I've made, have they just been to do what everybody else does? Do I even think about who I am and who God created me to be? Or do I just try to fit myself into the mold that has been made? I am really trying to take the time to think through my decisions and choices - and it's amazing how many choices I have!  The possibilities are numerous and exciting. I have decided to not allow fear to stop me.  When I hear myself say, "I can't do that" - it is now followed by, "why" and "how will I know if I don't try".

And the cool nights in California - I miss them.  I even dreamt about them last night!

Blessings,

Mamawizzy