I wish there were enough pictures and words to accurately portray the beauty of spring in our woods. It's the smell in the air when I get up and go outside. It's still cool enough to need a jacket but I didn't grab one, so I just stand and shiver for a minute while the rooster is growing and the hens are cackling and the dog is barking her crazy head off. The cats come rub against my legs (two of whom have just had litters of kittens 😬)...and I'm reminded that they need to be fed. The laundry on the line and the garden that is starting to produce...and all the unfinished projects of course...all pull at me. But I take a minute to just breathe and look up. And the incredibly blue sky is a stunning backdrop to lush green treetops. Everything is green now, or almost everything. Our new road is revolutionary. Truly. Everything is just a little bit easier to manage having that lovely long expanse of mud free walking, and I rarely walk down it without thanking the Lord. Yes, I'm fighting sand and red dirt now, but that's ok.
I hear the birds singing and twittering, and I soak in the view and think...God made all this and entrusted it to us. Not just our little piece of land, but the world as a whole. What a privilege! And what a responsibility. I can hear Him so much more clearly outside, surrounded by the reality and beauty of His creation. It's peaceful in this moment. The clamor of pressing needs and responsibilities and worries all fade and I hear "Be still and know that I am God". And I also hear ," Be careful for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known into God, and the peace of God that passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. "
And I know that it's true.
