Hello Spring

Spring is not my favorite season but I do look forward to it. This winter has been especially long for us, being in a different town and new school. So the hints of spring coming have me looking forward to summer...

When we spend every day at the river, splashing at the swimming hole. The kids swinging from the rope swing... But for now, I'm enjoying Spring.

I love taking walks. And even more, I love taking walks by myself. For me it's a time of prayer and praise. To be surrounded by God's perfect creation brings joy to my heart.

I've always been drawn to quiet little country roads that meander past rivers, farms, cow pastures, gardens, and barns...

I love seeing new babies in the fields: the lambs, the calves, the chicks, baby llamas...

And I have always been intrigued by the silouhettes that trees make against the sky...

I actually have many pictures of trees and sky. Maybe it's something about the shapes or the curve of a tree trunk.

I also love when the sunshine spills through the tree canopy onto the forest floor. The rays of light sparkle and seem to make everything greener and fresher.

And the best thing about this time of year: little chubby, baby hands playing with sidewalk chalk in the driveway.

I've been watching the tree in the front yard and taking mental pictures each day. Every time I look, the red buds are getting bigger and seem to be multiplying before my eyes... it's the promise of something to come. Something beautiful and great.

God sure knew what He was doing when he designed and organized the seasons.

"For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land."

Song of Solomon 2: 11 & 12