When it rains it pours

When it rains, it pours! Do you know where that saying comes from? It’s an old proverb that was reworked into it’s present form by a salt company. Pouring of salt is actually a rather new way of doing things. Salt was often a little moist, and might be served on a plate. You could just take a little pinch and add it to your food.

Of course, in this day and age we like the convenience of pouring salt, but at first it was a problem – if the air got too moist, your salt shaker would clog up. So the Morton salt company came up with the slogan – When it rains, it pours!, and they started using the logo of a girl holding an umbrella. This is achieved by putting chemicals on the salt.

Well, around here it’s pouring! I mentioned in my last note (written this morning) that Hannah had been sick overnight. Well, she’s been kind of struggling all day – nothing serious, but enough to mean we’ve had to watch her and do a lot of laundry (which around here is costing us a fortune. 9 loads in one day and more to do!). After a week of very little sleep (I was sick) and a lot of work, we were up half the night and looking forward to perhaps the same tonight. I also went for a long walk and run this evening. No, not just for fun – some car trouble. We were actually taking the car in on Wednesday to have it checked out, but it didn’t last that long. So I walked home, called the tow truck, jogged back to the car to meet the tow truck, and walked home. This was on the way to my errands, so I guess they’re just going to have to wait!

So here we are, car-deprived, sleep deprived, and hoping there will be at least a little sleep tonight! I hope though that it will be said of us in times like this, that when it rains we can still pour …we can still be the salt of the earth and praise the Lord. I have to still say that the Lord is giving us strength. And hey, it could be a lot worse. We really do have a lot to praise God for! For example, Hannah’s happily playing here at the moment. I’ve been able to eat a little today. But do pray that we will get through the next few days, and survive the cost of laundry (!) and car repairs. And I’ll try to report in later! Meanwhile, visit the Morton salt company by clicking here.