Winter Is Not Over Yet

Proverbs 6:6 ESV

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

We went from a very promising looking spring right back into the heart of winter. 

It hailed then snowed and today it looks like we might just receive more. :)

I am not complaining, really, I wasn't ready for spring just yet. I love running in the snow, it is so refreshing and the air is so crisp. And to be honest here I just am not quite ready for all the work that is waiting for me outside. This year brought a lot of heavy, heavy snow that just sat on the branches, weighing them down and breaking off many of them. There are a lot of branches to pick up, put into piles and burn. Lazy, yes I believe I am being lazy. ;P But seriously, I really do love the snow!

Proverbs 6:9-11 ESV

How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

Blessings,

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First sign of spring!

Yellow Wood Sorrel

The yellow wood sorrel is our first official flower. This little beauty is the earliest to pop it's head out after the snow starts to melt. It is known as a weed but that is ok I love weeds and that is a good thing because we have tons of them on the farm.

Yesterday and Saturday we started our outdoor spring cleaning. Every year after the snow starts to melt we notice all the work that needs to be done outside. The dogs and those nasty ravens carry stuff all over our massive yard so this past weekend we started dragging and piling stuff to burn. We had tons of little fires all over. It was then that I noticed this sweet little flower. I know it is just a weed but it is so pretty and colourful in amongst all the dead fir and pine needles on the ground. Pretty soon the trees will be waking up from their winter slumber and buds will be appearing everywhere. Time to hang out that laundry and bring this wonderful smell inside the house.

Wild flowers do not last long and this reminds me of our life, for we are here today and gone tomorrow.

 Psalm 103:15 NIV

The life of mortals is like grass, 

they flourish like a flower of the field; 

But we have the promise of our Lord...

Isaiah 40:8 NIV

The grass withers and the flowers fall, 

but the word of our God endures forever.”

Praise God His word will last forever!

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