Spring is definitely my favorite time of the year.  I wait, usually impatiently, every year for the first morning that I wake up to the sound of birds singing.  That morning came this past week and it was the sweetest moment!  I also look forward to our owls returning each spring and the buds flowering on the trees.  My lilies that my neighbors planted last year are so tall already and they are spreading out and filling my flower beds.  How refreshing after a long winter! 

This spring brings some sadness, though.  The thought of this possibly being the last spring that I spend in this home is so heartbreaking to me.  This will truly be a year of new beginnings for me and my family.  It's bittersweet. 

I'm emotional this morning...We spent last evening with a lot of the families in town cleaning a local park and then roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over an open fire.  It's the sort of thing that I love so much about this small town and probably what I'll miss the most.  To start over in a new place...again...after falling in love with this home and this town...sometimes it's too much and I have to place my full trust in God.  I can't even begin to know the blessings he has for us in another place and I know He'll lead us where we can serve His purposes best. 

Please continue to pray for my family and especially my husband as he searches for a job and as he makes some tough decisions.  He is feeling the pressure of having to do what is best for his family and he struggles with not knowing where God is leading us.  Please pray that we will have the faith and the patience that we need to wait for God's will.