Godless Mom in the Bible Belt

Boy do we have a storm coming in!

The rain here in Houston is amazing. The storms roll in with such force that at times you can almost feel the static charge in the air. They are usually accompanied by huge lightening shows and a constant rumble of thunder. Occasionally you will experience one of those ultra close lightening strikes that white-out your entire view and smash you on the head with a sound so loud your eardrums want to start leaking. It sends my dog whimpering into her crate while Liz and I sit at the window and watch.

You know the kind of rain you see in movies? The kind that comes down in sheets and soaks everything within seconds? That is the kind of rain that falls from the sky here, and it doesn't just do it for a few minutes at a time. It can go on for hours.

We are situated in such a manner that wild weather is common. We get hurricanes off the gulf, we are at the southern most end of tornado alley so we get those too (although they aren't common), we are in a perfect spot for the jet stream to pick up a bunch of Gulf moisture and just dump at will. When I first moved here I thought it would basically be hot and humid (which it is.) I just never thought I would get to see such shows!

I love this planet! It is so cool!