With Hope of Spring

It has been a long winter inside and out for me. I am grateful that there has been hint of spring this last week and the winter snow is melting away. It feels hopeful that spring’s renewal is on its way to my door step and in my heart.

This winter has felt heavy. I took on the challenge of a job change and have had all kinds of new things to learn and adjust to. My mind has been on over load taking it all in. It’s been like trudging through the cold and drifted snow in my brain some days this winter. I’ve hunkered down inside to stay warm and recover from my journey too.

Some times is seems like we just can’t handle one more thing when our plates are full and our hearts are heavy. And like with winter it seems as though it will never end.

Gratefully the snow is melting. The stake with orange tie marker my husband put out front 6 days ago shows just how much the snow pile has melted. Progress and hope measured with each inch that melts away!

My job is becoming less exhausting as new routines settle in with each passing day. Those piles of snow in my brain thankfully are slowly melting too.

Spring time is so welcomed after the harshness winter brings. Its sweetness and color we pay attention to and treasure.

There are seasons in our lives as well. We weather through many kinds of winters in the experiences our lives bring to us. We rejoice when those winters end and spring finds us once again.

And yet, it is the winters of our lives that allow us to see our growth when the spring sun warms up the world around us.

We just might not take notice of aspects of ourselves if it weren’t for the stark contrast of our life’s winters and springs.

I’m learning a lot with this job change including things about myself that I would not have seen with out it. My life it teaching me things I need to learn to continue to grow.

What have you learned through the most recent ‘winter’ of your life experience?