Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Signs of life
















Signs of Spring are emerging in our yard. I am beyond thrilled! The sun is shining. The boys are practicing t-ball in the front yard. The soccer coach called today and the first practice is scheduled. Can it be? Is Spring really here?

I love living in Michigan and enjoying all the differences of the seasons. This winter has just seemed particularly long and cold. I am sure that it is basically no different from any other winter, but we have been anxiously waiting for the day to shed our coats and feel the warmth of the sun on our faces.

One of my favorite songs is called Every Season and is so fitting of this time of year. It reminds us to find God in the little things and appreciate the changes in each season. The artist is Nichole Nordeman and she is totally amazing. My college roommate Jill, worked with Nichole in Nashville and became good friends with her - Jill has even co-written some of her songs. Her songs and melodies never cease to inspire me. I quoted part of another one of her songs, Sunrise, for my sister's wedding.

Every season

Every evening sky, an invitation
To trace the patterned stars
And early in July, a celebration
For freedom that is ours
And I notice You
In children’s games
In those who watch them from the shade
Every drop of sun is full of fun and wonder
You are summer
And even when the trees have just surrendered
To the harvest time
Forfeiting their leaves in late September
And sending us inside
Still I notice You when change begins
And I am braced for colder winds
I will offer thanks for what has been and was to come
You are autumn
And everything in time and under heaven
Finally falls asleep
Wrapped in blankets white, all creation
Shivers underneath
And still I notice you
When branches crack
And in my breath on frosted glass
Even now in death, You open doors for life to enter
You are winter
And everything that’s new has bravely surfaced
Teaching us to breathe
What was frozen through is newly purposed
Turning all things green
So it is with You
And how You make me new
With every season’s change
And so it will be
As You are re-creating me
Summer, autumn, winter, spring
- Nichole Nordeman

Welcome Spring! We are so glad you are here!

1 comment:

jensenbo said...

Beautiful poem. I love the one you read at Da's wedding too.
I'm ready for spring!!