Weather wise this morning we have a mostly overcast sky and there has been a drop or two
of rain so far.
It was such a gloomy weekend with a bit
of rain so I went for typical fall gear of layers, a knit hat and boots.
Should be a great day, except that it's supposed to be chilly with a chance
of rain so a coat will definitely be needed!
Living in Ireland we get a hella lot
of rain so we have to be pretty prepared with an arsenal of rainy day gear.
But we still get lots
of rain so a jacket is still a must on most days.
We've had a ton
of rain so you'll notice the raging waterfalls in the mountains.
We were soon greeted with a torrential downpour
of rain so we ran back inside out hotel to enjoy a light lunch at the bar.
this year i went from 3 pots to 5 and we've had a lot
of rain so i'm hoping that will bode well for my tomatoes etc....
Fall fees like a relief after a long, hot, parched summer — at this time of year, the weather is still pretty gorgeous but we've had a bit
of rain so everything is green again, just in time for the riot of fall colours as the leaves start to turn.
Parts of Houston have recorded 30 or as high as 40 inches
of rain so far.
Not exact matches
The humidity is
so high in one
of the finishing rooms, filled with vertical shelves packed with mini marijuana plants, that a light
rain falls from the tall ceiling.
It would fly over regions
of the developing world, sprinkling Internet access like
so much
rain.
«We're going to be investing in the milk business for a while to build the brand
so it won't
rain money in the early couple
of years,» Douglas said.
It struck me, as I watched dozens
of ticket holders get turned away from the oversubscribed event, that there was perhaps no better symbol
of the speculative mania we've been witnessing in recent weeks than the sight
of 70 would - be attendees sadly zip up their
rain jackets, reverse course, and trudge home from an event that, not
so long ago, would have been attended by few people.
With an eight - hour battery, the Scosche band is likely to last for an entire workout, and it's water - resistant in up to one meter
of water,
so it should be able to withstand a run in the
rain.
But don't focus
so much on the category number, which is determined solely by wind speed: It's the combination
of wind, storm surge,
rain, flooding, and even the possibility
of tornadoes that are the biggest concern for much
of the Florida peninsula.
Another 15 to 25 inches
of rain is possible by Friday,
so the worst
of the flooding is not over.
Not far away, Angel Fonesca had spent the night with his mother watching the wind bend the door to their home and wondering if it would break and worrying she'd be hurt by the winds and
rain so strong that when he looked outside, all he could see was a sheet
of white.
Along Interstate 45 leaving Galveston, the
rain was
so intense that drivers stopped under bridges because they could not see in front
of them.
Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and
rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front
of them.
That's like saying fairies cause
rain so every time it
rains is proof
of fairies.
(Mathew 5:45) you have heard that it was said an eye for an eye, But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45
so that you may be sons
of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends
rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Why do you suppose that there are
so many gods
of thunder or
rain, birth or death?
To the contrary, it is more fantastic than we can imagine — hundreds
of billions (trillions)
of galaxies with hundreds
of billions (trillions)
of stars, nearly all
of which have planets, some right for life; planets
so hot that they
rain glass; stars made
of diamonds; the lineage
of animals from singled celled organisms to the incredible variety that exists today with their unique adaptations.
So in ourselves, it is true, we are like a drop
of rain on a raging fire
of sin.
So for example, if you were an early American Navajo indian you would have believed Tonenili was the god
of rain.
We must seem very strange to Christians
of the Third World, for example, in talking about love but then building economic dams
so that we can control those
rains God sends from heaven on the just and on the unjust.
We kept building our steeples higher until emissions streamed to thousands
of miles away, but distant lakes spit up frogspawn & fish,
so we built our steeples higher until — though at first we couldn't tell — emissions circled the globe to snow &
rain
He said: «The roof leaks,
so my office under one
of the corners gets flooded whenever it
rains very hard and some
of the stone work is coming off the outside
of the building,
so just things that need fixing.»
To the contrary, it is more fantastic than we can imagine — hundreds
of billions (trillions)
of galaxies with hundreds
of billions (trillions)
of stars, nearly all
of which have planets, some right for life; planets
so hot that they
rain glass; stars made
of diamonds;
If there was a god and he cared
so much about those starving, don't you think tthe alleged creator
of the universe couldf make it
rain and crops grow?
So a Jewish teacher
of the fourth century A.D., Rabbi Joshua, said: «Hast thou ever seen the
rain fall on the field
of X who is righteous, and not on the field
of Y who is wicked, or the sun shine upon Israel who are righteous, and not upon the nations who are wicked?
The
rain this spring, here as in much
of the country, has been heavy and regular, and
so the ditches are full to overflowing, and gleam like silver when viewed at an oblique slant.
With what fascination we boys used to watch it
rain on that roof and to wonder at the far - sundered destinies
of the drops which fell
so near together!
In the rest
of the paragraph in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives a reason for loving enemies and persecutors (Mt 5:45 - 46): «
so that you may be sons
of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends
rain on the just and on the unjust.
For the drops
of rain which fell upon one side flowed into Lake Erie and
so out, by the St. Lawrence River, into the Atlantic, and the drops which fell upon the other side flowed into Lake Chautauqua and
so out, by the Ohio River and the Mississippi, to the Gulf
of Mexico.
It is the providential care
of God that sends the
rains both on the godly and the ungodly making the seeds to germinate and grow and dew for the growth
of the fruit.50 Unfriendly climatic conditions
so common in the context
of Palestine where
rains were scanty and seasonal, each time there was a delay
of rain, there was crop failure.
One
of the great gifts
of coastal,
rain forest living here in the north is that the sun rarely streams in and
so I rarely feel guilty about the state
of my floors.
We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and
so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words
of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag
of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work
of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name
of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle
of the field near my house with my face turned up to the
rain and consider it a minor baptism.
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
so that you may be children
of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends
rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
It has been an unusual summer... first the cold wet start
of it and then the heat and then storms... seems I had to run around and unplug everything every week or
so... just disruptive to our regular routine... but we got the hay up without a drop
of rain on it...
so our record is now 5 years in a row
of putting up good hay.
Looking out on the morning
rain I used to feel
so uninspired And when I knew I had to face another day Lord, it made me feel
so tired Before the day I met you, life was
so unkind But you're the key to my peace
of mind
The heart
of God is not
so much reflected in sunshine and
rain as it is in the cross, where God literally turned the other cheek to the enemies
of goodness and justice.
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
so that you may be sons
of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends
rain on the just and on the unjust.
The perfect judge would have to apply an infinitely complex law,
so that each person under the law would be held to a standard that is individually tailored to his situation: «Anyone who was born on May 23 at 2:53 p.m. at 1128 Main St. and whose first sight was
of a quite pretty nurse named Amy whose hands were slightly cold...» and
so on, telling the exact story
of your life in literally every detail, ``... any such person ought to have been able to control his temper upon discovering that the morning newspaper was wet from the
rain, but could not be expected to remember to buy a card for his sister's sixteenth birthday.»
It was
raining and the roads were muddy; but this desire grew
so strong that I kneeled down by the side
of the road and told God all about it, intending then to get up and go on.
Under primitive conditions man was
so at the mercy
of wind and storm, heat and cold, drought and
rain, mysterious diseases and unpredictable disasters, that the first, natural explanation
of his good or evil fortune was sought in the will
of superhuman forces.
He will also get ready for battle by assembling his troops... which makes no damn sense because as soon as he gathered his troops, god
rains down fire on him and cast him into the lake
of fire and brimstone forever...
so what's the purpose
of releasing him for a thousand years and gathering up troops to fight a battle that will never happen??? Beats me!!
In times
of sin and rebellion God sent famines on the land and closed up the Heavens
so it did not
rain.
So am I and I am glad I'm not the only one... while I am praying for
rain, I plan on praying for mercy on those who are ignorant
of just how great God's grace and mercy are for us — and who fail to see how radiant and wonderful his glory is....