Of Rain and Words

This really happened today, and I find I must tell of it. As I drove out of my driveway, on my way to pick up a friend and take her to her doctor’s appointment, wind gusts tumbled leaves and large white magnolia blossom petals across the ground. Heavy clouds made it like evening and rumbled and boiled. A day of storms was predicted. I prayed for no rain until my friend got safely into my truck, a process that takes time because of her mobility issues.

My friend was coming down the sidewalk as...