Tropical Storm Hanna

Everything about living on the east coast is an adventure. One of the biggest adventures since moving here has been the weather. Today, I got to experience a tropical storm. We have had remnants of storms, which just means it rains a bit. This time, it was the real deal. We had known it was coming for awhile, so there was plenty of time to gather supplies and be prepared for any potential issues that could arise.

It rained heavily for hours and hours and hours. It was cold, at least for summer standards, at barely 72 degrees. Personally, I think 72 is a beautiful temperature, but considering it was 91 yesterday... The wind blew a little but it wasn't consistent and only gusted a few times. Mostly, it just rained.

I couldn't figure out how it could be so tropical, if it got so cold, but one step outside, between rain showers and you could tell. It felt like I had somehow stepped out of my maryland home and into a tahitian rainforest! The humidity was insane, enough that it made the upstairs balmy, made posters, once flat against the walls, saggy, and left the air with a musty smell. Very odd.

In any event, it was fast moving and by dinner time, there were patches of blue sky and the sun even shone a little. Its supposed to be 85 tomorrow. As I was getting DJ ready for bed, I looked out and saw something cool....


A Rainbow!

I had been worrying about this storm for a few days but knew that God would protect us. I felt like this rainbow at the end of the storm was just a beautiful reminder of his presence.