Winter has fought a long hard battle this year with more snow than anyone could ever desire! If we look hard enough, I am sure there would still be a pile here or there trying to hold spring back with one last fight! This weekend there is still talk of a rain/snow mix for our Prairie Homestead area! But just as God created there are four seasons to count on! We know and wait patiently (sometimes not so patiently) for spring to arrive! There is no doubt that winter will finally come to an end and we will have crops planted, cows and calves to pasture, and warm sun to warm our faces!
Our lives are made of many seasons and often we want to hurry through into a brighter day. Learning to cherish each day often becomes lost in the monotony of everyday happenings! As a mom I have walked through the seasons of raising two daughters, who are now young adults following a path that is unwinding before them. Today I have been pondering in my heart whether I told them enough. Did I remember to convey to them all the important things to make them excel in this place called life? I taught them to speak, to walk, to run, to ride a bicycle but what about the really important things?
One of my daughter's posted a thought provoking post on my Facebook today. I hope I taught them that this life that God has given is not always what we expect. There are days that seem to last forever without hope of sunshine. Bitter winds that blow with no relief in sight. The tears may fall on our cheeks or our hearts may be breaking inside with no one to really comfort the pain. But just as spring does come with sunshine to heal our weary hearts, may there always be that seed of hope and faith to know that we can trust another season to makes its way into our hearts-healing the hurts, the disillusioned heart can trust, the tears wiped away and sweet refreshing breezes in the place of bitter winds. Did I teach them to stand even when they need to stand alone? To recognize when someone is keeping them from flying? Did I tell them to keep hope in their hearts even when all they can see is despair? And never let the sparkle leave their eyes?
My other daughter posted a link today on my Facebook of Carrie Underwood singing "How Great Thou Art". It touched my heart deeply with the powerful words of truth. No matter the season in our lives, there is a God that needs to be recognized for his Greatness! The happenings in our lives and hearts pale when we recognize His greatness! We have such a need to keep our eyes focused on Him and know that He has not taken His eyes off of us. My children are often my focus in this life and we can be assured that they are the apple of His eye, too!
