Wow! What a storm that was. I had a fresh two and a half inches in my rain guage this morning. We had driving wind and rain and torrential lightning. But, all is well this morning as far as I can tell from my little spot on the planet. It is 43° this morning and that will be our cold damp high. It is still sprinkling and will on and off for most of the day as the temperatures drop for the next couple of days. It is a typical southern Indiana early spring day.

The breeze is brisk and the backyard gang is fully active today. A half dozen squirrels can't seem to decide whether they will finish depleting the feeders or whether they will just chase one another around the yard. The cardinal gang is here, I think I've counted ten but they flit around so much it is hard to tell. All of the easy access feeders are empty, but there is still an abundance of seed and suet and bark butter out there so, --- they will have to just work for it. Some days ya' got to pay to play! The robins should be well fed because this rain was a "worm washer". My driveway was covered with earthworms an nightcrawler this morning.

I was glad to see that the rain didn't drive the daffodil blooms over in to the mud. They look nice out there even though they have their heads bent over so their cups don't fill up. Now just how amazing is that? They are plants; --- no brain, no possibility of self awareness or self preservation; and yet --- when it rains like this, the blooms droop over so the rain doesn't wash out any pollen that might accumulate, and any bugs or bees that need that can still get it. It is the little (little??) things like that about God's creation that just blows my mind. Would someone want to explain to me again how all of this was just a big bang and an accident???

I got a lot of work done yesterday at the churches and we had a good choir practice last evening despite some missing members due to spring break vacation and illness. Ms. Kate was absent due to her cough etc. I think her cough is maybe a little better but still has a long way to go. It isn't quite as severe and breath-stealing as it was a couple of days ago. And, she is up and moving around and has a bit more energy than she did. She even fixed us a big breakfast of eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy yesterday morning.

Listening to the gentle rain on the roof of the sunporch, looking at my beautiful flowers outside, I'm reminded of the gentle love of God, especially as we approach this Palm Sunday and then Holy Week, culminating in the resurrection of Jesus. How wonderful it is to know that God loves us so much that God says; "I will do this --- for you". Amazing!! Give thanks today for all of the good things in your life, --- including God's constant presence and help during the tough times in your life. Have a blessed day.