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This summer’s drought has people talking about the weather. So today’s post enters the conversation with the top ten lessons learned during the drought of 2012.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0 You know how people say dry heat isn’t as oppressive as humid heat? That’s a lie.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If the person who mows your lawn (aka: The Man of Steel) needs back surgery, try to schedule it during a dry summer.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bugs do just fine during drought years.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So do weeds.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outdoor weddings are much less stressful during a drought. Unless the dry heat gets to people. Or bugs get under the bride’s skirt. And no one minds decorating with weeds instead of flowers.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 People don’t complain nearly so much when a wedding’s rained out during a dry summer.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mom and I have plenty to talk about during my weekly visits. She talks about being pregnant during the drought of ’56. I talk about being pregnant in the drought of ’88. We both talk about my daughter-in-law being pregnant during this drought. Since Mom forgets our conversations between visits, we never run out of things to talk about. Until the drought ends. Or the grand baby arrives. Whichever comes first.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Droughts are easier to weather when you’re not pregnant.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Women who are pregnant during a drought should be nominated for sainthood.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Droughts destroy our very human illusion of control and remind us of our dependence upon the grace of God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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