Spring Has Sprung

I love this time of year. The promise of fruitfulness hangs in the air. Flowers are blooming in profusions of color and trees are blossoming forth their fruit. The summer heat hasn't yet ravaged the fresh beauty. The wonder of God's recurring seasons and the proof of His promises is visible even to the naked eye, "Never again will I curse the ground because of man even thought every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done [in the flood]. As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease." (Genesis 8:21b,22)

So much has happened since the last post. Happy and sad. Liz threw me a bomb diggity of a 50th birthday party. Josh turned 11. Katie and Liz both got 4.0 GPAs this last quarter. Mike is happily dissecting a frog and worm for biology. Katie rented an apartment for next year with some girls. Liz will be leaving in June to spend 6 months studying in Italy. I have been offered free airline miles by my generous sister Cis, to visit her. An impossible dream come true. And I am attempting to post pics on my blog!

Yet, also, difficult issues needed to be addressed. A friend, Marge Futoran, lost her battle with cancer, and is now in Glory. The hard work of growing up and growing older leaves us sometimes weary. And yet the seasons of life march on, sometimes mercilessly. And yet in all of this, there is the hope of the promise that God causes to endure all that He has set in motion. The reality that He is a sovereign God Who will accomplish what He wills. And He constantly reminds us of this with the newness of life every Spring. I think that is what I love most about this time of year. Oh, the beauty is amazing, the fruit sweet, the veggies abundant, but it is mostly because it is a fresh reminder of the faithfulness of God. His promises are real and can be trusted.

So, as I post this, I look with great hope for the future. Not because of anything in me, but because my Father in Heaven has continued His faithfulness and made sure that Spring has Sprung.