Season

Lived in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Northern Virginia, and dislike snow and ice, but a cool fall morning is welcome after that overly hot, long summer. Fall is welcome, that is, except for the symbol of a child grown and gone, Kristen’s absent car. Ray’s car is there this morning, some mornings so, some not. For me it’s different with the boys, but whether the girls are twenties, forties or fifties it’s worry, worry, worry.

It wasn’t really forgotten at all. Not crisp, but cool for sitting on an outside porch, so in the downstairs closet where heavier longsleeve “top shirts” wait their season, I reached for one of the khaki “canvas” shirts from L.L.Bean. Spotting the soft dark blue corduroy, I thought, “Oh, I’d forgotten you!” and took it instead. Well worn, once elegant, now suitable for around the house, it began years ago under the Christmas tree tagged Papa. Malinda, Ray & Kristen, and has long since been promoted to velveteen rabbit.

Work for today: sermonizing. 

How to cast the Pharisee & the Publican that I didn’t do ten times in thirty years?

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