As the seasons change around the world

This week it feels like spring has come to the rest of the world, but has forgotten us. Last week we had four solid days of snow. It started Tuesday and snowed almost steadily until Friday. Although it was very overcast, there wasn't much more on the ground at the end of it all because it is too warm for it to really stay. Saturday morning the sun came out, but the wind chill made it still feel like winter. Although it is melting, it seems very slow right now.

The pace of the thaw seems all the slower for reading blogs from the US that describe flowers blooming, and hearing my sister talk about the spring flood in Huntsville. My youngest sister, Birkenstock Babe, is stuck in her house, completely surrounded by water. She has invested in hip waders for this time of year so she can leave the house while the flood waters are high. This flood is part of her spring routine because she lives on a flood plane. She loves it, but I would always worry about the lack of flood insurance. That brings to mind Isaiah 43:2

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.

I long for spring! Although, with only 11 weeks of school left we may go straight from winter up here to full-blown summer down south when we head down to visit family and friends at the end of June. That boggles the mind.