Vernal Musings

Well Spring is finally here! What a long, cold , winter it has been, on so many levels.
Time to give the house a fresh spruce up.Put spring linen on the beds- air the house out.
The birds are chirping more it seems, the blossoms are out on the trees and the days are getting warmer and longer.
We are in a season of transition between winter and summer.
In our lives a winter season, can be bare , stark and desolate.The leaves have all gone from the tree and the cruel ,winter winds whistle through the empty branches.A stark lonely figure on a winter landscape.Winter seasons are where our roots go down deep and hang on for dear life. On the surface not much is happening.In fact it looks like we are dying.
One thing I have learned in more than 50 winters- Spring will always come.We may feel as though our emotions are buried under three feet of snow but that is the time to hang on to what we know. That is the fact that God is faithful and He will see you through.The Sun will come out again and thaw the snow and ice and allow the spring bulbs to shoot through and bloom again.
We need to embrace the different seasons in our lives and learn to discern them properly.This life is a gift and we have no guarantees beyond the fact that He says He will never leave us or forsake us.He will hold our hand through all of life's seasons.There is beauty in each season.Embrace the season you are in.Hold your loved ones close today and rejoice in the sheer joy of living.