Yesterday was one of those dreary spring days. It rained on the snow, creating a lake in my driveway. We still have about 2 feet of snow and more in the woods, but it is going down fast with the warming weather and rain. In the northern U.P., early spring is more promise than anything else.
Reality here is cold, damp, muddy and ugly.
This is Holy Week and our most intense of the year. It is especially so with us when there are Mr. and Mrs. Reverends in the house. The telephone rang early this morning. It caught me in bed. My wife, the Rev. Christine Thomas-Echelbarger, was going to be really irritated if this call is not an emergency, I thought.