When it rains...

It definitely seems to be wet season here in PNG and I've been surrounded by rain. Even on our retreat in "sunny" Madang we were covered in showers, but when the rain threatened to ruin our fun, we just slapped on our swim-suits anyways and dove into the pool. This break seems to have a lot of it too but Ukarumpa isn't the only place that has been covered in clouds. We all go through times when we face the "storms of life" and though I'm not going through a really hard time right now, I feel the clouds are never far from my soul- threatening to rain on my parade at any given moment. I could try to wait for the clouds to roll back, but the truth of the matter is that they won't right away and I'd just waist a lot of my precious time. So I've had to literally stop and make the conscious decision several times the last couple weeks of what I'm going to do when the storm clouds come. Am I going to let it beat me down? or will I take it in stride? Will I choose my self-pity over the potential fun? Will I still love you right now? or will I hold your hurtful actions against you?

The clouds might not blow over, but I can decide if I'll dance or pout...and who likes to pout? So let us get our best dance moves on and not let the rainy days get the best of us.


So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And one day, whats lost can be found
You stand in the rain
~Superchick, "Stand in the Rain"