"It is spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want–oh, you don't know quite what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!"
–Mark Twain
February 2019 can be summed up in a few words - Cold, Grey and Snow. School has not been in session a full week since January, or so it seems. I have been stuck at home and recovering from surgery this February. And, like everyone else, I am longing for warmer days, dry pavement, sunshine and the drab and dreary monotone of winter to be washed away.
This short month seems to have last the length of several.
My heart needs a lift!
I know that just beneath the surface of the hard packed soil there is a lot going on. Nature is preparing to wake up and wow us with all of her beauty. If you look closely, you can see the trees budding a bit, the tulips and crocus pushing and poking their little heads out of the ground and waiting for their chance to bloom. It's almost time.
There has been preparation in my heart this season, as well. God has quieted me with His love over and over again. My usual talkative self has been stilled and it seems all I can do is listen. It's been a season of learning, observing and of nourishment. God has breathed a longing in my soul to seek him with all of my heart and say "yes" to the things he desires for me. I've been able to find God in the most unexpected places and through the most unexpected people. It's humbling to know and believe how much I am loved.
It's amazing to see how God has used rest and stillness to bring beautiful things into my life. Just like the long February has prepared the earth for beauty of Spring.
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