In a freezing climate, the sunshine warms the skin, warms my heart, and warms the spirit. That barren beauty of sleeping trees, scraggles of plants playing dead, prophesy's the coming life...
It has been a season...a season of witnessing loss and brokenness of different sorts, in loved ones, families and acquaintances. In what could seem hopeless - we push on forward knowing that darkness does break, and dawn arrives...and this is what we pray for those we carry in our hearts.
...God's gifts are everywhere, and I believe the quickest way to pass through "the valley", is to notice and walk that gratitude. Our rescue puppy, was a surprise...for a family (us) who said they'd never have a small dog, only big...The humor is that we watched the original Benji movie with our children, and wouldn't you know it, Benji, in puppy form, arrived on our doorstep shortly there after....angel in disguise.
As I gaze and dream over the frozen garden...I crave that warm sun...seeds sprouting...leaves bursting...dealing with fresh homegrown food...Garden planning is going to happen SOON!
This week, I'm hoping to drag the crate of leather scraps out of storage and get the children all in some leather slippers around the house - the house of cold feet...I do think in this season of everyone being so sick, it's important to keep one's feet warm...and one's immune system warm as well. Vetiver warms my heart these days, thieves and oregano; warming up the immune system....
::Stay Warm...
Warmly,
pj
It's cold here, too. I don't like it. I actually bought my husband seeds for Christmas and made him a garden record-keeping book...so I guess I was really early in my garden planning this year! ha, ha. I get cabin fever so bad this time of year.
ReplyDeleteYour dog is cute. :) Stay warm!