Spring

Our dogwood trees are starting to bloom and so are the apple trees in our front yard.  Spring is a kind soul who slips in between cold days until it eventually takes over.  We don't know how to dress for spring because it is oozing in making us wish for shorts and t-shirts, but in reality the next day may be cold and rainy.  Yes, even in the south, we don't know when to pack our winter clothes completely away and bring out summer ones.  Yet, Spring brings with it a renewed earth with its green grasses and beautiful blossoms which gives us hope of a new tomorrow.

Spring showers cause the sleeping flowers to stretch and yawn and break through the Earth's soil.  God has provided us the seasons as a reminder that He is the one who created the beauty we enjoy.  We get so busy in our daily chores that we forget, or fail to remember, the One who breathed the life into every living plant, tree, flower, or soil.  I think of soil as a living thing.  It takes the combination of soil, water, and sun to wake up the hibernating plants and trees.  Can one not look at the beauty and not believe in God? 

In the yard where the dogwoods bloom,
In the field the flowers grow,
It is these things we surely know,
that God is with us.

In the yard where the dogwoods bloom,
In the fields the garden grows,
It is these things we surely know,
that God is with us.

In the fence the cows do low,
In the sun the flowers grow,
It is in these things we surely know,
that our God is with us.

It is me again, Lord, thanking you for the wonders of your creation and Spring.
A little Georgia Wisdom, when in doubt of an awesome God, take a closer look at Spring.