The scent of springtime fills the air And fragrance greets us everywhere; The grass is green, no longer brown, The snow submerged into the ground. Where just a few short weeks ago Naught but bare limbs a tree would show, New buds of green spring forth—and they Enlarge—become a green array. Where flow’rs were planted, […]
As time marches on I’ve found that I have a growing affection for the Spring season. When I was growing up I always thought that Fall was the best time of year, but that was most likely due to my birthday being in October. As a kid, just growing another year older (and getting a […]
This month, we are reminded once again of God’s covenant faithfulness to us, his people, in the changing of the seasons. For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, this year the first day of Spring will be March 21st. Genesis 8:22 records God’s covenant promise to Noah regarding the seasons. “While the earth […]
The calendar says it’s Springtime You can smell it in the air. The scent of rain and fresh plowed earth, God’s creation has new birth. The trees are starting to bud Some with blossoms, oh so sweet! Soon their leaves will all be seen In the many beautiful shades of green. The crocus are all […]
April is my favorite month of the year on the “Golden Coast” of Michigan. After many months of apparent windblown desolation and dormancy during the winter the great spring plant wake-up occurs suddenly with many amazing changes. The first thing I notice is the color green on the trees. The new leaves of the wild […]
Again it is springtime, We thrill to new birth As God in His wisdom Reclothes all the earth. Let’s praise our dear Father In heaven above, For each gift He gives us Is sent in His love. May we see more clearly How God guides our way; His hand e ’er upon us Yields […]
The bitter cold hard wind whipped snow like mountain ranges piled high along the fences squeaked and cracked in shards beneath my feet. There, amid the peaks and hollows etched by wind born flecks of snow I came upon a roundish hole that disappeared below ‘mid feathery flakes of frost like lace adorned the […]
The frozen turf is softened by the sun And gentle rains descend; A lighter, warmer breeze has now begun To signal winter’s end. The snowdrop and the crocus start to poke Green sprouts above the earth; The fine mist vanishes like wispy smoke— The world speaks of rebirth. I praise the Lord for beauty of […]
The air smelled fresh and new, the way it does only on the first warm days of early spring. The grass was starting to turn green, and the leaves were beginning to pop out on the tree in our yard. In the flower bed I could see some thick green points poking up through the […]
The barrier of winter has lifted, As April silences have been awakened, In earnest, nature awaits this new season, Portraying a still quality, God has given. Flowers of ardent growth and passion. Daintily increase their natural beauty, Showing the similitude of a painted picture, The blossoms sprout in an elegant way. The mighty […]