I'm so thrilled that Spring is here! It's my FAVORITE season! The promise of new life and renewed lives is everywhere. Everything is new again and ''hope springs eternal''. It seems to be the perfect time to try something new or let go of old habits. "Out with the old, in with the new!" New opportunites, extra energy, new motiviation to change seem effortless.
I love the smell of the fresh crisp air in the morning and the sound of the birds that seem to suddenly be everywhere now. The grass is starting to turn that beautiful, deep, velvety green. The sun seems brighter and the sky seems bluer than ever before. The white of the clouds is a stark contrast to the blue, blue sky.
It's so awesome to open the windows if the afternoon gets warm enough and let that warmer, lovely breeze clear the yucky air out of the house. My crocuses started blooming a few weeks ago. That was the first sign that Spring was on the way!
We had a perfect February and March this year in Cincinnati. It stayed cool. In previous years the temperatures would get too warm temporarily causing the bulbs to start blooming and the trees (especially the beautiful magnolias) to start blooming too early. Then the cold winter winds return and freeze them, turning them brown. Not this year!! My daffodils are just starting to bloom. Their beautiful, bright yellow blooms are so cheerful. They really pop against the dark green of the grass and dark brown of the soil. Lovely!
I lived in Southern California for a few years and Spring wasn't nearly so exciting for me. I think I need the cold and barren Cincinnati winters as a contrast to truly appreciate the beauty of Spring. And so it is with life. If everything went well all the time, the miracles of joy and prosperity wouldn't seem nearly so wondrous.
I'm so very grateful for the eyes that can see the beauty that God has given us on this sunny spring day and the ability to appreciate it!
Betsy
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