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Halleluyah! Lazy Day Farm Got Rain

We went to town for groceries at 3 and upon our return at 4 we had some significant rainfall - about a third of an inch! Shortly after unloading the car it began raining again - and kept raining! A good soaking rain. Halleluyah! The wind blew the rain gauge over just enough so it wasn't catching much rain. While we recorded about an inch, I am pretty sure it was more than an inch received!

Have you ever wondered what "Hallelujah" or "Halleluyah" or "Alleluia" mean or where it comes from or why so many spellings? The word "hallelujah" mentioned in Psalms is the Hebrew word for requesting a congregation to join in praise. The best translation of hallelujah is "Praise Yah, you people", usually worded in English versions as "Praise ye the LORD" or "Praise the LORD".

Alleluia is the spelling when transliterated from Hebrew to Latin. Halleluyah and Hallelujah are transliterations from Hebrew to English. Either way, the word with it's varied spellings has been accepted into the English language.

Tropical Storm Eduard

Not sure exactly how to spell Eduard or why the national weather service decided to get exotic with storm names, but I do know we received 0.35 inches of rain in the days immediately following landfall of Eduard last week and another 0.10 inches yesterday! Those cracks are begining to close up a bit. God will heal our land (2 Chronicles 7:14).

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.