Here in Northwestern Wisconsin winter does not easily release its grip on us. Two days ago we had snow. Yesterday was a sunny but chilly day. Today is again sunny. Tomorrow the forecast is for a rain/snow/ice mix throughout the day...continuing into Monday. In spite of this, spring also inexorably inches its way into existence. The photos above capture the plants awakening from their winter slumber. Rest assured that one month from now on Memorial Day Weekend we will be complaining about the heat. Now that is indeed a nice thought.
So I sit here by my dining room window sipping coffee and watch spring arrive. This is going to be an interesting year. One thing that troubles me but yet I try not to give it any power in my life is that when I moved to California 35 years ago this Memorial Day weekend...I plunged into life there and never looked back. Not once was I homesick for the life I'd left behind in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Now almost daily I am homesick for California. So much so am I homesick that there is the pain in the longing to be back there.
I also recognize that the brash young man of 35 years ago is a wee bit different from the older man that exists today. Although I may not understand the whys and the wherefore of my life right now; I also know I am meant to be here. It is my hope that as I move through this transition period that my spirits become lighter.
In today's Daily Word (from Unity), this phrase caught my attention: "Despite any storm raging around me, I have the ability to turn my focus from fear to faith. I know and trust that no storm could ever destroy the protection that God provides."
There is no storm per se that is raging rather around me other than what I create in my own mind. As I sit here in the comfort of my beautiful wee house in the woods I remind myself to change my focus from fear to faith. I am protected by God and all will be well.
E'nuff!
So I sit here by my dining room window sipping coffee and watch spring arrive. This is going to be an interesting year. One thing that troubles me but yet I try not to give it any power in my life is that when I moved to California 35 years ago this Memorial Day weekend...I plunged into life there and never looked back. Not once was I homesick for the life I'd left behind in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Now almost daily I am homesick for California. So much so am I homesick that there is the pain in the longing to be back there.
I also recognize that the brash young man of 35 years ago is a wee bit different from the older man that exists today. Although I may not understand the whys and the wherefore of my life right now; I also know I am meant to be here. It is my hope that as I move through this transition period that my spirits become lighter.
In today's Daily Word (from Unity), this phrase caught my attention: "Despite any storm raging around me, I have the ability to turn my focus from fear to faith. I know and trust that no storm could ever destroy the protection that God provides."
There is no storm per se that is raging rather around me other than what I create in my own mind. As I sit here in the comfort of my beautiful wee house in the woods I remind myself to change my focus from fear to faith. I am protected by God and all will be well.
E'nuff!
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