“The Promise of Spring . . .”

This is my favorite time of the year—well really summer is my absolute favorite, but spring lets me know summer is coming.  Spring reminds me of warmer weather, the rays of the sun shining down, flowers blooming, the trees get their buds back and nature just seems to erupt with joy!!

Spring also reminds me that everything seems new again. Nature wakes up from the lazy winter and everything turns green again.  The color and wonder around us speaks new life.  Baby chicks and birds are born and the world just seems to shout, “Let’s try this again and this time we will be even brighter and more beautiful.”  It is like we get a second chance.

Sometimes with our children, we need second chances. We lose our temper, or become impatient.  We raise our voice because they are not acting the way we think they should. If only they could just tow the line.  We all have those moments.  But the wonderful thing about children is they will always forgive you and they love unconditionally. But we need to let them know when we have made a mistake, own up to it and ask for a second chance.

Spring is a great time to start fresh and allow our love for our children to be even brighter and more beautiful than it was yesterday.