For Jan

The day was rainy and gloomy
The kind where you want to stay in bed
I got a call from my dearest friend, Jan
She said to get up and go out instead

Jan and her husband moved to Florida
Just a little over a year ago
Though we talk and email often
I find that I still miss her so



It was sunny and warm at Jan's today
So she retreated to her favorite place
And claiming the day as a Praise Day
There at the beach, she felt God's sweet grace

When she called me, her tone was so merry
The lilt in her voice changed my mood
She told me to make the most of today
And leave the TV where I had been glued



So taking a page from Jan's book of living
I dressed and went out to meet the rain
When opening the door, umbrella in hand
God's sunshine was beaming again

Though I'm a long way from being a hermit
On many days, I'd rather hibernate
But when I do errands and run place to place
I remember Jan's Praise Day and I feel just great



Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
January 23, 2009
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