Nothing Profound

I have nothing profound to say tonight except that I'm so glad it's springtime! I go outside, smell the fragrance of newly blooming flowers and just....smile! There's no feeling on earth like the feeling of spring and it can only be experienced AFTER enduring the long winter. We lived in California for thirteen years and although the weather was consistantly wonderful, I missed the expectation of warm air, fragrant breezes, fresh flowers, bright green foliage simply because WE ALWAYS HAD IT!

Is there a spiritual lesson in here somewhere? Maybe so. Sometimes we get so used to experiencing God's goodness we take it for granted. It often takes enduring a spell of good ole tribulation to wake us up to the fact that without God's abundant grace - life would ALWAYS be winter. Thank you God for the springtime of the soul - for forgiveness, salvation, joy, strength, and peace!