Spring has come in fits and starts.  One gloriously warm and sunny day is soon followed by days of wind, rain, sleet and showers of pea-sized hail.  It seems that our hopes are similarly raised and then dashed by the weather.  We so want to be out of doors, enjoying the beauty of much loved trees and bushes as they blossom in pastel profusion. 

Homeschooling during weeks like these seems to go in fits and starts, also.  First we are too excited by the warm sunshine to remain seated.  Math and copywork are a sullen chore when one could be swinging or bouncing on a nice warm trampoline.  Next, we're depressed through and through by the rain and dark skies, certain that Spring will never come this year and it will remain dreary forever. 

It is our beloved books that see us through this on-again/off-again time.  No matter how we may be feverish with spring or blue from rainy skies, our books and tales pull us in, taking us to other places and times, helping us to forget, for awhile, what is outside of the window.  This week it is "Ginger Pye" and Lamb's version of "King Lear" that has us enthralled, as well as beloved stories from the Child's Illustrated Bible.

I am thinking how like Life are these ups and downs of this Spring.  We have all weathered  periods that start ought nice and then the storms of Life blow and threaten to knock us off our feet.  During times like these it is another book or books that provide the anchor, that pull me in and transport me to another place and time.  These are the holy scriptures, words of the Lord's prophets and of our Lord Jesus Christ.  I am so thankful to have this anchor in my life which shelters me during the tumult and promises of a spiritual springtime.

As we look forward to this lovely of time year, I pray that we will all feel deeply the glorious beauties of the Lord's Creation and be extra thankful for the many blessings of our lives, not the least of which is our knowledge of Him.

Blessings,

Elizabeth