Spring the Season of Rebirth

Spring...the long anticipated season of rebirth is here. Springtime is a glorious time of new beginnings. The grass is turning green. Plants that have been asleep in the earth are waking up and pushing with all their might to break ground. The flowers are starting to bloom, tree branches are budding, but more important springtime is planting time. Our Lord explained just as a seed must be buried in the ground to produce a harvest, so He would have to die so He could bring new life to many. Because Jesus died on the cross we can have new life. This new life is real life. It means having the giver of all life living inside you so you can do and be what God put you here to accomplish. We are like the new plants full of wonder and fresh growth. Have you ever thought what a miracle life is? How a single maple seed dropped to the ground and settled in to just the right spot, can grow into a majestic tree? We are like that seed....with nurturing we can grow...the miracle of life. Not only does nature illustrate the resurrection message, nature was affected by the resurrection. The lifeless body of Jesus lay in the tomb for three days. The tomb was in a garden. I'm sure the wild flowers were peeking their heads out of their blooms on that warm morning. There were olive trees there...maybe wild mustard, poppies, simple daisies and I've read...even geraniums. The ground began to shake with a violent earthquake. The rocks began to roll back and forth, even the huge rock that had been rolled in front of the garden tomb opening. The stone was rolled away not so Jesus could get out. He didn't need that stone rolled away. The stone was rolled away so witnesses could see Jesus was gone. Nature was shaken by this glorious event, but so was the world. It's Spring...the Easter season is here. The natural world is once again waking up...

Balisha

Tomorrow will find us celebrating Joe's birthday. I think that a birthday is special and should be celebrated. I made a Boston Cream Pie (he said..."Balisha only one candle to represent my 74 yrs. we don't want to set the house on fire,"and then I'm taking him to the Machine Shed for his birthday dinner this year. He loves that restaurant. Casual, good food, and a free apple dumpling for birthday celebrants. He's nearing the halfway mark of his 7th decade. I'm so happy to be sharing my life with him...the 2nd time around. Balisha