Jen, I think every now again, we have to descend (this is our quiet, contemplated time, and this can be a good thing) in order to ascend again.   This way we can truly appreciate our ascension once again. 

I look forward to when you begin your ascension again, I can just see it now.   Jen up on the roof… with peanut butter cookies in hand…. Singing her praises….. "He's sweet I know"….

Pastor Amianta

Deb, that's exactly what I've been lacking: energy!

I like your Rock On dude, Mike!

Hey, Loren, head for the main floor.  I'll be looking for you on the roof soon!

That's right, Keith! :-)

Rich, it sounds like maybe you should stay away from the roof...  :-o

Maybe it was a contemplative time, Pastor Aminata, but it could've just been a sleep-deprived time.  All I know is... I refuse to stay on the ground, even though I'm not real fond of climbing ladders!  :-)

Great post, Jen! Truth is we can't live on the rooftop.  There are some who pretend to live there, but we all have to do a lot of living on the ground, cherishing those rooftop (aka mountaintop) times, and taking encouragement in remembering them from the ground!  Those times are precious, but there is much work to be done from ground level.  I look forward to hearing your shouts!  Go ahead and shout on the way up if it hits you!    :)

Excellent, Jen as always

Rooftops are slippery, Lara, so I think I'll hang on to God for safety while I'm up there!

Thanks for the shouting encouragement, Carol and Shellie!

I guess I don't think about my rooftop shouting as mountaintop time, Kathy.  I see it as just my need to be more vocal - even if it means climbing up on a roof to be heard - in my praise to Him.  I agree with you that the mountaintop times shouldn't be (and couldn't be) on ongoing thing.  They are so awesome when you're there, but they'd certainly lose their awe if that's where we were all the time.  :-)  

Thanks, Joey!   

But God has called me to proclaim His goodness from the rooftop, Gene!  Just my way of saying that He wants me to be more vocal.  :-)  He knows that it's my inclination to go about my business - including walking over to the neighbor's - as unobtrusively as possible.  As I've gotten more and more tired from lack of sleep due to my job, I've gotten even quieter.  I feel like I'm under direct orders:  "What do you believe about Me?  Wake up, and proclaim it so that it can be heard!"  Just a friendly push out of my comfort zone...

Thanks for the blessings, Dave!  I don't know about the sun room thing.  Anyone else heard of that?   

Hey, Denise!  Good to hear from you!  I'll be looking for you on your rooftop from over here on mine.

Yes I do, Paul!  It's a loving God who wakes up His children when they've nodded off...  ;-o

How about rice krispie treats instead of cookies, Glenn?  That's what I'm making next, to bring to work for my fellow early risers.  So you can hear me over there, huh?  I knew that megaphone was a good investment!  :-) 

I'm back up there, Prudence!  I started a "Shout" blog last night, but got too tired to complete it.  Hopefully today... 

Thanks for reading!  :-)

Both, Gene, at the same time!  :-o

Love ya back, bro! 

I think the one you're talking about, Dave, goes something like this:

Shout to the North and the South.

Sing to the East and the West.

Jesus, the Savior of All,

Lord of Heaven and earth. 

I probobly have some of the lyrics wrong.  It's been years since I've heard this one.