I have discovered that there are many things in life that I enjoy; in fact, if forced to chose a “favorite” I often have a very difficult time declaring just exactly what my opinion is. There are, however, a few things in which I do decidedly have a favorite; if asked about those things I could give you a very ready answer. For example it would be hard for me to specify my favorite food (after all, do you mean dessert, hot dish, cold dish, meat, vegetable, bread etc.) or my favorite car, or even my favorite animal. But ask me about my favorite girl (ahhh, that one is easy, its Bethany), my favorite flavor of ice cream (vanilla, although there are plenty of other flavors that I also enjoy), or even my favorite season (spring, with my second favorite being autumn). So yes my friends, it is my favorite time of year. There is just something about the grass turning green, the birds singing, the buds on the trees, and the flowers that begin to bud and then bloom  that fills me with a sense of wonder at the new life that is pushing forth. Spring seems to remind me of the work that God has and is doing in my heart, that where there was death and destruction, and decay now there is new life, the life of God’s Son being worked out in my life. What a thing to be able to praise God for!

One of the things about spring down south that keeps it a bit interesting is the sometimes rather sudden showers that seem to spring up out of almost nowhere. The other day I was out walking with a friend (actually at the Memphis Zoo since it is free after 2:00 on Tuesdays for TN residents and it is only about 5 minutes away) and we were enjoying the sunny spring weather when suddenly raindrops began to fall striking us on the head and arms. The sun was actually still shining, but there were some clouds directly overhead that were announcing their presence by allowing great drops of rain to plummet to the earth. We actually did end up getting a nice rain shower later in the evening; not enough to satisfy the parched ground, but still a nice shower that has encouraged the grass to continue turning green.

The little photo up in the corner was taken here in Memphis where I live. The dogwood tree is planted just outside one of the apartments here. I was reminded of this picture because I noticed on Tuesday that this same tree is blooming once again. Isn’t that a reminder of God’s faithfulness? In case you did not know, one of my favorite hobbies is photography, and I have enjoyed doing some macro (close up) photography especially of flowers.

As you have probably noticed, it has once again been a while since my last post. It seems that I have good intentions of posting a little more often, but alas, I have a tendency to get rather busy… it seems that may be the story of my life. I hope that you have enjoyed these little posts; maybe you could take a moment to leave a comment or sign my guestbook to let me know what you think. May God bless you and lead you closer to Him!