Rain in the Forecast

The folks along the Chagrin River and those in Eastlake will be on high alert today.  The rain, mixed with warmer temperatures and melting snow, is a perfect formula for flooding.  And that calls to mind that there is a new movie out there entitled, "Noah."  It's about Noah's Ark, as you might expect.

I haven't heard if the movie is more Hollywood or more faith, but maybe in time we'll get some feedback from the critics.  It certainly depicts (from the trailer) how violent the weather was and how violent the people were who wanted at the last minute to be saved.

We're only going to get about a half an inch of rain so it might be okay here if the melting doesn't proceed at a fast clip, but the Cleveland area should get about an inch. 

Have you been watching American Idol?  They have Randy Jackson involved again this year, but as an advisor and mentor for the competitors.  And they have assembled a group of people who know something about style or music arrangement, and even a non-denominational spiritual advisor for the group.  That's different.  Maybe in his 10 years as an Idol judge, Randy saw the need for something like that.  Something to help the young competitors make sense of everything going on around them.  And I imagine that a good number of them in the past years went a little south during the competition, overcome by the pressure and the expectations.

One thing that kind of gets to me is how people will drop the word, "God," in their comments before or after singing.  Now, maybe it is truly heartfelt and sincere in every sense, and that would be good.  But sometimes I get the feeling that it is intentional to get votes from the Christian faithful out there.  And that would be wrong.  Of course, American Idol isn't the only venue where people use God's name to advance themselves.

So, the walk at the mall went well.  There were a lot of walkers yesterday!!  The attitude was good, cheerful.  The painting is moving along.  The cutting in at the ceiling level is done now.  Of course, this is just one of the rooms.  We still have the living room and hall to do.  We moved the china hutch with those furniture movers yesterday.  If you don't have a set of them, go out and buy one.  Buy the one that has a grouping of them too.  We have used them a lot and they do save the back.  The hard part was getting the hutch onto the mover in the first place, but we managed.

So take care today.  My friend who had the bowel perforation came home yesterday, after just eight days in the hospital.  What a demonstration of the power of prayer.  She is retired now, so she can take the time to rest and heal.  This Easter will have special meaning for her, for the time she will be able to spend with her children and 10 grandchildren.

God certainly has blessed her and we thank Him.