they really are sleeping

my children really are sleeping right now. both. at the same time.  this day has been long in coming.  usually isaac is tired, but asher isn't and he won't be quiet in his bedroom for quiet time while i try to put isaac to sleep... thus... neither of my children nap.  sometimes, asher is sleepy but isaac won't sleep (although he is sleepy!). so, then asher is roused from his slumbers.   i thought kids were supposed to get used to noise and sleep through it. not mine!

it is raining today, i love the rain.  i love how it drums lightly on the pavement and housetops.  the earth smells clean and fresh... washed and new. to me, there is something spiritual about cleanliness.  imagine not bathing for days (and maybe not sleeping... seen all too often here :) and then finally, stepping into the shower and cleaning the smells, the dirt and oils, the tiredness from your body.  it feels so good!  i believe our souls feel like that sometimes... they start feeling heavy and laden, broken and maybe stinky :) and they just want to be clean again.  I feel most spiritually clean when i am trying to be like the Savior, when i am grateful, or have been touched by the Spirit.

(this cloud is deceiving (speaking of rain and cleanliness)... i saw it... it was the only one in the sky... and i thought, no rain today... and then... it rained... in the afternoon)