Our Azaleas Are In Full Bloom and Easter Thoughts....

 Our Azaleas are in full bloom this last week of March and what a show they have put on this year...

 

Purchased when they were less than a foot tall in gallon pots, for 99 cents a pot, 23 years ago... we planted them to line our circular driveway and the road side of our property...with hopes and dreams of them being all that they have become....they have not disappointed...it did take some time...but it was worth the wait. These are beautiful!

Like so many things God gives us.... they are always well worth the wait. God does not disappoint. His goodness is all over his works.... 

As Easter approaches, I wanted to share some thoughts with you today and a poem...

I think there is so much to learn from nature and the way God created things to work in the different seasons of nature and our lives. This spring time of year,  just in time for Easter... the earth awakens and the signs of rebirth are all around us...surely, God's message of hope.

I wanted to share this poem below by my favorite poet, Helen Steiner Rice, it's from the book "Showers of Blessings"...I'm glad I found this book a few years ago, and have revisited it this month, so that I can share a poem from it with you....

"Springtime Glory"

Flowers buried 

beneath the snow

Awakening again to live and grow-

Leaves that fell to the earth to die

Enriching the soil in which they lie-

Lifeless-looking, stark,

stripped trees

Bursting with buds 

in the Springtime breeze

Are just a few examples of

The greatness of God's power and love,

And in this blaze of Springtime glory, 

Just who could doubt

the Easter Story!

~Helen Steiner Rice

It's so true! I think that the Spring season surely is God's reminder to us of his resurrection power, and the hope we have through his son, Jesus, the Savior of the world. He (Jesus) is Risen... (Matthew 28:6). I know my redeemer lives...(Job19:25)  There is hope. Hope for the whole world. That's what the Easter Story is all about.  I'm so thankful for all that it means. It all really is a miracle, one that only God could have planned from the beginning of time. I am so thankful for it all.... and for all God has done. He's a good God, worthy to be praised, at Easter and everyday.  

Until next time....

Be encouraged! 

Wishing you a Happy and Blessed Easter! 

God Bless You!