Great Anticipation

"Springtime . . . invites you to try out its splendor . . . to believe anew. To realize that the same Lord who renews the trees with buds and blossoms is ready to renew your life with hope and courage."

Charles R. Swindoll (1934-  )

As the calendar turned over to March, I'm sure there are many of us anticipating Spring. Although I'd love to see another beautiful snowfall, Spring is a wonderful time of year. It all begins Friday, March 20th!

Thank God for the Promise of Spring

Though the skies be gray above me

And  I can't see the light of day;

There's a ray breaking through the shadows

And His smile can't be far away.

Though the earth seems bleak and barren

And the seeds lay brown and dead;

Oh the promise of life throbs within them

And I know spring is just ahead.

Thank God for the promise of springtime;

Once again my heart will sing.

There's brand new day a-dawning;

Thank God for the promise of spring

William and Gloria Gaither

What do you look forward to when Spring comes knocking on our door? Is it the warm weather? Flowers sprouting from the ground? Day Light Savings time making evenings longer? Is it a sport that comes into season that draws your attention?

I have a few areas of anticipation as I think about Spring. One is baby leaves. During a bleak time in my life, God spoke to me through baby leaves. It was in the dead of winter, and I was walking outside in the cold and dark. I stopped at the tree outside my writing room window and saw the cold and bare branches. It was then that God whispered in my heart, "It may be cold and bare now, but in just a few weeks there will be baby leaves." I knew in my heart that it was His message that He'd see me through the burden of my day.

I also anticipate fawn hunting. In middle May and early June I start my early morning drives to find baby fawn. They are my favorite thing to photograph. How exciting it is for me to come upon a doe and fawn and watch the tender moments between them. And my camera leaves me memories to enjoy during the cold winter months.

I'm sure you have your own reasons for anticipating Spring. It's a wonderful time to be alive and watch God's creation come to life.

"There is no time like spring

When life's alive in everything."

Christina Georgiana Rossetti (1820-1894)

Anyway you look at it, it's exciting to know that Spring will soon be here. Maybe you have God's promise in the arrival of something, like my baby leaves!

I was reminded recently about Evie's "Tree Song." It seems like a "springy" thing to me.

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"I saw a tree by a riverside.One day as I walked along
Straight as an arrow and pointing to the sky, Growing tall and strong
How do you grow so tall and strong? I said to the riverside tree
This is the song that my tree friend sang to me.

"I've got roots growing down to the water
I've got leaves growing up to the sunshine
And the fruit that I bear is a sign of life in me
I am shade from the hot summer sun-down
I am nest for the birds of the heaven
I'm becoming what the lord of trees has meant me to be
A strong young tree."

I passed this huge, full tree on my way to work each day and just loved it!

Link for "Tree Song:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgDS8MZ1tvs

Link for "Thank God for the Promise of Spring"

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