Happy Easter, Lisa!

I really enjoyed reading about marcescence! That is a phenomenon I noticed when I lived in western New York, especially with oak trees. In fact, I lived in NY when Hurricane Sandy blew through, and in our town I was STUNNED to drive through the next day and see a few 40-foot trees *uprooted* and yet those brown leaves still clinging to the oaks like nothing had happened. You make a good point about hanging on to some things for a reason, while other things might be from a season ago. Great thoughts. Visiting from the Sweet Tea & Friends linkup.

Yes, I see what you did there with the intersection. 🙂 And what a perfect parallel you draw about taking photos. Jeff and I were at a concert last night (a cover band of the Bee Gees!) and there were a few moments when I was so enthralled with looking at the videos I was taking that I missed out on paying attention to the song itself.

Same, Barb – I remember things much better if I write them down, even if I never go back and look at what I wrote down. So to NOT do it feels strange, so sometimes it’s a good exercise for me to instead just hang on every word in the moment.

Thanks, friend. I’m a note-taker at heart, so anytime I’m not taking notes, it’s a challenge. ha.

You’re such a beautiful writer, Lynn. Thank you for sharing this shifty piece with me. I just learned a new word too: dun-dulled. 🙂

I so get what you’re saying about wanting a speaker to speak extemporaneously (after having properly prepared to do it well!). It’s more captivating than just listening to someone read their script, although I understand sometimes there is a time and place for that as well. What I like is when I know I’ll have the opportunity to listen to a recording again later if I need to catch something I missed, which serves the same purpose as you asking for a printed sermon later.