How do you defeat death?
With new life.
Promises kept safe through the bitterness unfurl a banner.
Tender green shoots reclaim the earth.
Delicate buds extend the sun's reach.
Even tree bark shines a reflection of hope.
And so, He makes all things new.
Winter?
What is that?
I forget.
Written as a tribute to the breath-taking spring of 2010, which arrived gloriously early and is treating us to a unexpected helping of grace. Our last measurable snowfall was February 23 this year, the earliest end to the snowfall season ever recorded. We've been reveling in sunshine and temperatures 15-20 degrees above normal. The ice is out on all the lake, two to three weeks ahead of schedule. And last weekend, I put away the snow gear. The world around me is a picture of the truth that the hopelessness I felt yesterday is not the end. In God's reality, spring always wins.
