the winter was long and hard but i can feel spring in the air!

Ever had a season change so quickly that it surprised you? You step outside all bundled up prepared to face the harsh biting cold that seeps through your clothes only to be met by a warmth that makes you immediately want to strip off all your outer layers?

My life has suddenly changed seasons and I am quickly becoming aware of the thought processes, the habits that are making me as uncomfortable as wearing a thick wool coat accompanied by a beanie and scarf on a day that is relatively warm. I don't want to drag snow into spring, I don't want to be roaming around looking for things that are dead and gone while new life is bursting open around and in me. I am in the process of thawing out but I am quickly livening to it and loving every minute of it.

I know that there is a season for everything and if winter wasn't so deep and dark, spring wouldn't be nearly as appreciated or even noticed. I know that some things have to die and be cut back and pruned to ever bear the full amount of life that is in them.

Praise God for every season under heaven.

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Melissa said…
Yes and amen, Tigger! Get your bounce on! Love you!
January 16, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Melissa said…
I love re-reading this. I remember when this shift happened in your life. My heart lifted with yours.
January 4, 2014 at 1:19 AM
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