BETWEEN STORMS
There goes another
storm...
heard when thunder roams
across the hills
then raindrops spill.
Passing through
the air cools
then humidity rises
when the sun surprises.
What does the sun bring
with it today?
A burst of spring flowers
in a bouquet.
Pinks and yellows and
whites
always bring much delight.
Each flower adds to the
bouquet
emitting springtime
fragrance today.
Daffodils which smell
spring-fresh
or spicy scented
hyacinths.
Today the hardy magnolia
burst into bloom
as the morning's sun
warmed the earth before noon.
Unfortunately this week's
forecasted rains
will cause its snowflake
blooms to downward rain.
Can't wait to see pink
bleeding hearts on a stem
intermingled with purple
globe-shaped alliums
in the same bed with white
lily of the valley
identified by their tiny
bells so wee.
The dogwood will bloom
soon.
Soon will see its pink
blooms.
Will two robins build a
nest there this year?
If so, I'll be awakened
with morning cheer.
Next week the white crab
apple will blossom.
Beware! A hive of bees
will descend.
Do take a moment to watch
them,
a study in pollination.
Should another storm pass
through
the dormant grass will
change its hue,
while robins search for
breakfast
after the storm is past.
In the meantime, pictures
are taken
for when another thunder
storm threatens
many springtime blooms
will be seen bending down,
while others lose their
color, turning brown.
* * * * *
Spring storms bring many
welcome changes,
though life storms bring
life-altering changes.
Yes, life is full of
change
so we should not think it
strange.
Though change is seldom
ever welcomed,
in the end the result is
welcomed.
Think of it as one door
closing and another opening
or endings giving way to
necessary new beginnings.
Life's many surprise
storms,
in the form of problems,
will mature us in the end
as they teach us to depend
on God who already has the
solution worked out -
to have believing faith
and trust, to not give in to doubt.
It's doubt that sees the
situation as impossible,
forgetting that with faith
in God, all things are possible.
So next time the winds of change storm in
remember that God is with
you, He's within.
Your storm is not yours
alone
but God's time to perfect,
to hone.
Change is meant to grow
your faith
as you rely on God's grace
and faithfulness
through each test.
Consider it pure joy, my
brothers,
whenever you face trials
of many kinds,
because you know that
the testing of your faith
develops perseverance.
Perseverance must finish
its work
so that you may be
mature and complete,
not lacking anything.
James 1:2-4
Though now for a little
while
you may have had to
suffer grief in all kinds of trials,
These have come so that
your faith –
of greater worth than
gold,
which perishes even
though refined by fire -
may be proved genuine
and may result in praise, glory and honor
when Jesus Christ is
revealed.
I Peter 1:6-7
He must believe and not
doubt,
because he who doubts is
like a wave of the sea,
blown and tossed by the
wind...
he is a double-minded
man and
unstable in all he does.
James 1:6,8
All things are possible
with God.
Mark
10:27b
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