Beginning is half done.Robert SchullerAmazingThat they don't freezeUp they pop–Green sproutsReady for spring Not willing to waitFor warm days and sun-filled skies.In February, when snow Is a coverlet of pure white,They raise their leavesLike flags of victoryCome on, Beauties,Even a frost won't lessenThe wonder Of your yellow trumpetsSinging:Spring, Spring, Spring!

Each season has its own beauty...a picture which was never been seen before and shall never be seen again.Ralph Waldo EmersonLast summer's brown periwinkle vines,Late autumn's dried crape myrtle pods,Leaves that fell from the spreading oak,Tangle atop the snow together.With the changing seasons God finds a wayTo bless my heart with joy and delight,To show me... Continue Reading →

Enjoy when you can and endure when you must.Johann Wolfgang GoetheSeems my summer rocking chairEnjoys this frosty winter weather;She takes on blasts of icy air,Sleet and freezing rain together.Along beside her rocking twinShe winters better than the restBecause she's learned to work with wind,Nestling safe on my porch, her nest.Stoic through the long frigid nightWhen... Continue Reading →