spring has come.. oh wait maybe summer.

we have been enjoying a beautiful spring with some rain and sun and nice temps. until today and tomorrow. they are in the upper 80s. as one who does not enjoy the summer weather as much, i would prefer to get back to spring.

spring is a time of newness of rebirth. the earth comes out of the cold and snowy winter and bursts into life. sometimes i wonder if there are seasons of our hearts and lives. our lives are journeys and these have different phases. i think that this can be looked at in a micro or macro way. in a week you may see all four seasons. maybe even in a day.

but there are also the bigger movements of our lives. the year that feels like winter. or the wonderful experience that lasts for a while that constantly reminds us of spring. many times during the year, you may here people saying that they wish it were another season. most commonly in winter yearning for spring. i myself don't really like summer so i am usuallly longing for fall. but all of the seasons are important to the earth and the places that we live.

as with the physical seasons, i believe that these seasons of our lives are important. although we may wish for them to be over, it would be loss of hope to not assume that the circumstances were important. i just hope that i can learn to realize that.