• Mar. 20, 2008
Welcome Spring

I'd heard the robins were back, but until today, I had yet to see one. 

Today God showed me not one, but two!  I don't know what it's like at your house, but for me and my family, seeing the first robin of the year is always cause for great excitement!  This year's long-awaited sight seemed particularly sweet.  Ask anyone who lives here, and they'll undoubtedly tell you that we've had what has seemed like the longest winter in history!  But over the past week, the daily temperatures have warmed a bit, and we've experienced a gradual thaw.  The tall snow banks which had lined our streets for months have given way to puddles. 

I was alone with God when I spotted my first robins this morning.  And I know that wasn't by mistake.  It was all part of His unique plan for me. 

These robins were my Father God's simple yet poignant reminder to me that He keeps His promises; that when my heart feels as frozen as the winter's ground, God is in the business of making all things new.  He breathes new life into dormant vines and branches, causing them to bud and break forth in beauty.  And He uses the pain and heartache of our lives to cause our roots...our faith...to go down deep; He uses the hard stuff of life to cause us to flourish and radiantly reflect Him.

Today I praise Him for the promise of Spring; His promise to make ALL things new...including me. 

"See!  The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.  Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come."  Song of Solomon 2:11-12

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• Mar. 20, 2008
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Posted by littlebrowngirl

Gorgeous background.
I love flowers :)
Mind if i add you/you add me?
-Hannah

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