Spring

Can there be any season that brings us so much as spring? That time of year when life in the Northern hemisphere starts to awaken. The snow is melting exposing the browns, blacks and other colors of the earth.

The trees are budding and the gift of the maple tree is ready for wide eyed children and the elderly alike. The sugar shack, the horse drawn wagons and the many trees with buckets hanging from them.

I've watched the squirrels playing in the snow all winter chasing each other up and down their trees as they go for their stash of winter food. What a delight!

Like so many, I look forward to seeing the flowers of spring forcing their way through the thawing earth as they search for the warmth of the sun. Not only does the earth awaken but all life in general. We look for the day when we can retire our snow shoes and winter coats and just enjoy being out in the warmth of the sun.

Spring is also a time when those of us afraid to slip and fall on icy sidewalks can now get out for a safe walk and go to church to be with friends once again. The snow birds are returning from Florida and the robins and those pesky gulls. It's ok mister gull I know you have a right to be here as you are a part of God’s children of the air. Dig out those spring clothes, dust off the roller skates and get ready for summer vacations and lots of friends gathering around the picnic table. It's a time of sharing with special friends and family. How about a softball game or a friendly game of football? Let's go swimming? Or maybe to grandma’s for some special family get together.

We have so much to be thankful for and Mother Nature’s seasons have their special offerings that delight us and challenge us in many ways. Let's get together and have some fun.