I’m ready for spring. Are you?
The gray days do me in. The days when the children are cooped up. And are frustrated wanting only “to go out, PLEASE, Mama?”
Even when the ice is beautiful I still long for the warmth.
For the field trips.
For the long warm lazy days sitting on the porch watching the kids play.
We’re watching for spring. I’ve taught even the toddler what to look for in the coming days.
The kids run to tell me about the cardinals and blue birds they see. My daughter found some little white flowers in bloom.
We’ve started our preparations. We planted seeds in hopes of a garden and it’s harvest.
We watch the soil for little buds.
We wait for the yellow coating of pollen on everything outside; a sure sign that the world will be buzzing anew.
We wait expectantly. Though we’ve found things to fill our time and joy in the waiting, we hope in our hearts on the grayest of days for the light to come out.
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I wait for another Spring to come as well.
My heart hopes for it in the same expectant sure way.
I’m as weary of this world and all it’s grayness as I am of this earthly winter.
That forever Spring will come just as surely as the green grass now prepares to push forth.
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. -Hebrews 11:1
But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD;
I will wait for the God of my salvation
My God will hear me. -Micah 7:7
It's beginning to look a lot like spring around here, isn't it? I've got green patches in my lawn already, and the daffodils are starting to come up!
Amen!
I'm waiting too!
Oh PLEASE hurry up. I love the verses you shared! 
Our weather is crazy up here in the Pacific NW. We never really got winter. We were jealous when the whole rest of the country had snow. This past Saturday was a totally warm, spring day. Today … we had our first snowflakes of the whole year. Weird!