Wow! It's hard to believe just a few short months ago this is what our drive looked like! In February, Arkansas got hit with an unbelievable ice storm, a "natural disaster" and we were out of electricity for a little over a week. Life suddenly changed and we were met with a realization of how much we depend on things like electricity. Normal daily activities weren't quite as simple as they had been just a week prior. I had to ride our RTV through the ice laden pine branches every morning in order to get to my vehicle for work. Bruce had to make sure the generator for the chicken barn was running 24/7 while keeping the generator for his parents running as well since their home is all electric. It was a long and exhausting week for everyone! Not just our family.
Now, this is how things are looking from our front door. Although we have months and months of clean up yet to be done, spring is here! When the ice came, it was hard to imagine that spring was just around the corner, but that didn't stop it from arriving, did it? Hmmm...could there be a lesson in this somewhere? Yes, it's a lesson I need to pay better attention to myself. It's so easy to have tunnel vision these days. Equally easy to whine and complain about today's "natural disasters" instead of looking forward to spring. As a Christian, I realize I have everything to look forward to beyond this life; however, LIFE can be difficult and it's easy to get buried under the burden of it at times. This is just a reminder to myself to look forward to SPRING and the promises I can count on from my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Happy Spring!
Jyl,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your thoughts and prayers for Kristi, Adam and the rest of us this week and especially tomorrow.
I love spring as well and agree that "spring" should be our way of thinking as we encounter the inevitable ups and downs of life.
Best wishes as you think "spring-like" thoughts with the muggy, hot days of summer settling in.
Henry