beautiful

I originally wrote this on 9/12/2003, but I think it might be a good thought to come back to."Have you noticed … ?" 1 Kings 21:29God is talking here to the prophet Elijah. "Have you noticed … ?" He asks.I just finished taking an hour walk in the rain. I was walking through a nature preserve and, predictably, it was deserted. Who would be crazy enough to be out in a rainstorm? But there I was, walking along, getting soaked, not much minding because my heart was full of wonder, noticing things.I was watching the life-giving rain fall on the…

Careless I haven’t cleaned the cellar, I forgot to sweep the stair There’s a button off my jacket my blue jeans have a tear. There’s an old, arthritic lady whom I should uphold in prayer. But I’m sitting in the moonlight, the moonlight, the moonlight, adoring You by moonlight As if I had no care. 4/16/79 Elizabeth Rooney My friend Ellen, a beautiful, brilliant, creative, wildly funny woman, introduced me to Elizabeth Rooney. Now, I introduce her to you.One of my goals in this blog is to introduce women to each other.Elizabeth Rooney was a poet from Blue Mounds Wisconsin.…