Spring is just around the corner

If you have small children at home (or ever did), I'm sure you must be familiar with Frog and Toad. What wonderful and memorable little short stories. I was reminded of one last weekend: "The Corner" in Frog and Toad All Year. Toad is feeling down and Frog tells him a story.

When I was small, not much bigger than a pollywog, said Frog, “My father said to me, ‘Son, this is a cold, gray day but spring is just around the corner.’ I wanted spring to come. I went out to find that corner.”

He finds corners and walks around them and doesn't find spring, but finally he walks around the corner of his house and sees flowers growing and birds singing. Last weekend I walked around the corner of our house and this is what I saw growing in our backyard.


Then for our Valentine's Day Dinner on Saturday, I had Tina go cut some of them and we made a centerpiece for our table.

I love spring. It is, without question, my favorite season. Even the kids, who are still praying for snow, have been so happy with the weather.

Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy. Acts 14:17