Do What They Do For a Day
I find a pair of rain boots, and I dig out a fall raincoat. We’re walking to school in the pouring rain today. Everyone’s excited about the puddles. Suddenly, I recall those deep memories of childhood: stomping in puddles, twirling your umbrella, tasting the rain. So here I am, bringing up the rear of a […]
After a Rain Shower
It stops raining, and so we go outside just to take a look at things. The peony might just bloom this weekend. Peony Soon And maybe the yellow iris. Yellow Iris Almost Here The weeping cherry won’t bloom for us again this year, but if we part the leaves like a great green curtain, we […]
A Message in the Clouds
It’s raining. I look up into the clouds. Rain falls because the water vapor becomes too heavy. It leaks out. Yesterday, a friend remarks that when we are filled with God, He leaks out. He overflows. It’s as natural as rain falling. You need upward motion (cooling the water vapor, making it heavier) and moisture […]
Daily Flair: Becoming an Umbrella
Flair opened early this morning on the dreary mile walk to school. It was drizzling (drizzle is the worst: it’s indecisive and taunting with its half rain / half fog constitution) and remarkably chilly for March. I have a huge bright blue and white umbrella. I like to spin it and do a little Gene […]