When things don't work out...

Yesterday we learned that God has a sense of humor.

It's summer in Texas, which means it hasn't rained in 2 months. It also means we have daylight until somewhere around 8:30 or 9:00pm. So, a few of us guys decided to try to get in a quick 18 holes of golf beginning at 5pm last night. It was going to be the highlight of my week.

Even after we started, it was looking like it was going to be a perfect day. The temperatures had cooled off to a breezy 98 degrees, and I was hitting the ball pretty well. In fact, I was 2 over after 5 holes, which those of you who have played with me before know is a fairly significant achievement. It was likely to be a career day for me...

Then the lightning started and the skies opened up.

We stood in the rain for about 10 minutes trying to wait it out, but finally decided it wasn't going to stop and went to the clubhouse. We got our rain checks and arrived back home about the time the sky cleared up. For the remaining two hours of daylight, the temperature was about 80 degrees with a nice summer breeze.

Sometimes things just don't work out the way you plan...