Thankful

 "You need to remember that summer follows winter and sunshine follows rain. Don't give up don't give in...life can come again." Ray Watson

Looking out the window, seeing the withered plants and flowers, it's hard to believe that in a few months they'll be back again, full of life and colour and vibrancy. 

It's the way I sometimes feel about my life...those times everything looks bleak, dark, grey. Yet something in me knows to wait...to hold on and trust. Life and purpose will come again, just like summer after winter and sunshine after rain. Thankful this week for....

-good friends. They make the down days bearable, even fun
-my kids. They teach me the things that are really important in life. My love for them makes me want to live my best life so they can live theirs. 
-imagination. It's awesome to be able to imagine the spring, walking on the trails, smelling the earth, hearing the nature again. 
-writer friends who believe in me, who keep my passion alive, and inspire me to write from the inside out. 
-Mostly.....Even in the blah times, I know He's got awesome plans incubating. My job? to wait, to hope, to trust. I've seen Him do it in the past again and again and again. I know He'll do it again so I'm waiting. He'll do it 100%.