Perspective

"Rain, rain go away come again another day. All my friends just want to play. Rain, rain go away!" At one time or another, especially as a child, you and I have pressed our noses against the window pane and sang this little tune, emphasizing the lyrics, "all my friends just want to play, rain, rain go away!" When I took this photo, these words came to mind but not from a child's perspective rather from an adult's perspective.

Let me try to explain ... I have found that over the last few years, the "rain of life" has shaped and clouded my life's perspective. The important things of life began to blur and all I seemed to focus on was the "rain" the "trials" of life. This photo reminds me that when life's trials come, a loss of a loved one, a foreclosure, even a theft, I must choose to strain, focus, and refocus on the reality of what lies ahead of me - no matter how difficult it is to see, or how out of focus it has become. Reality tells me the rain will stop ... the rain will go away ... and the difficulty will pass but what will remain will be the hope I have, the love I posses, and the joy that comes from learning to play in the rain ... with all of my "real" friends!