Up on a gentle slope, I’m seated on an old wooden bench (that was dedicated back in the day to a woman named Joan). Purple and white lilacs surround me as far as the eye can see! The aroma is sweet and delightful. Left and right and down the hill beds and beds of beautiful and colorful tall tulips sway in the slight spring breeze. The sky is bright blue. The birds chirp happily. I am embraced by nature in all its glory. Truly this is the day the Lord has made! Heaven exists right here on earth…right here in Lombard’s Lilacia Park.
Genie Urick, Elmhurst
