As I spoke to my sister on an international call this afternoon I could hear a strange noise.
I didn't think much of it as there are a lot of weird and wonderful things that happen here in Thailand but as the afternoon wore on I heard it more.
By the time I was putting my eldest two children to bed, I exclaimed "I think that sounds like thunder but surely not...".
It's the dry- burning off season here and the air quality is currently horrendous. Rain isn't due for another month or so I thought, but sure enough it was thunder!
Standing out on our upstairs balcony, the three of us said a prayer for some rain- despite the odds.
The children have been kept inside at kinder the last three days because the air is so bad so once I explained that the rain would hep clear the air, they started proclaiming rain too ... in faith!
Well, they snuggled down to read some books waiting for my husband to get home, who'd been working late, and as we heard him coming up the driveway we peered out the upstairs windows... low and behold there was spits of rain!!
We were all so excited and the children loved it that God heard their request.
I am so grateful to now be sitting here in my study with the windows all open, a coolish breeze blowing into the house and the sound of rain still hitting the roof and ground.
We have had our curtains closed and windows shut for the past couple of weeks due to the air quality, soaring temperatures and bugs so it's a wonderful, miraculous surprise and I am extremely thankful! Yay!
PS Mel, we cancelled our Thai lesson earlier too so after all that, we can enjoy this beautiful evening! I'm off to dance in the rain...like this picture LOL
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