Is it Spring or is it Summer?

I knew the seasons would be "different" in Pa, but I don't think you can ever prepare for it! I made it through my first winter with a pretty good attitude (at least in my opinion).  I had never seen it snow for so many days at a time, or for snow to stay on the ground for so long.  It was one of the most beautiful and frustrating things at the same time.  Now that it has finally started to warm up it is almost like we have skipped right over spring and went straight to summer.  For the first month or so of spring it still felt like winter, and now all I want is to find a pool.  I am finding the warmth to be lovely, yet frustrating as well. I am use to having central air to turn on once the temps are above 70, and now I am patiently waiting for the day we put in our little window unit!

As I am slowly adjusting to how the seasons work up here, I am learning things as well.  First, it doesn't matter what the calendar says about the seasons, it most likely will be different outside...unpredictable just like life.  Then there is the contrast between the beauty and annoyance of these things.  I love the snow and it was so beautiful to see things covered like I had never seen before...yet did it have to stay for months at the time??  So many things in our lives bring awesome beauty, but they will also bring frustration, responsibility, and most likely hard work (like shoveling the sidewalk to take the dog out in a foot of snow).

One of the most beautiful things I have ever experience was becoming a mother, and yes that is definitely frustrating and hard work not to mention the biggest responsibility ever!  I pray that as God continues to bless my life with beautiful things, that I will handle everything all those comes with those beautiful things, with His grace!  Just as I made the very hard choice to stay positive during the winter, I want to make that choice more in life.  Staying positive didn't make the snow go away, but it did help me get through it!  The hope we have in Christ can help us get through any situation, but we have to make the choice to grab onto His hope and change our attitude....and as beautiful as His hope is, that is a hard thing for us as humans to do. But just like anything other beautiful thing that comes with hard work....IT'S WORTH IT!