I close my eyes, click my heels 3 times and Spring is here. Oh, how glorious!
I long for warm weather, the dew on the grass in early morning, the smell of new mowed grass and the birds chirping "good morning" as I walk around the yard. I love Spring.

Everything is new. There is the anticipation of what is to come. Almost like Christmas.

I have a stack of new seed catalogs, paper and pen. I'm ready to make the first of numerous lists of what I want to order to plant in my garden. The list will be done and redone many times before I finally send in my order of seeds and plants. Oh, what a feeling. Just waiting for those new additions is almost too much to handle.

I love to put my hands in the dirt. I love to walk in the freshly dug  soil. When the seeds start to emerge, my heart beats a little faster. When the new plants start to bloom, the honey bees arrive to welcome them with a kiss. The bees are so beautiful in the way they keep the cycle of life going. They are amazing little creatures.

As I sit here, longing for Spring, old man winter is mocking me wickedly. Ice, snow and very cold temperatures are headed my way. I know in my mind that Spring is still a long way off, but in my heart it is just a step away.

I will look through my seed catalogs over and over. Before you know it, Spring will arrive and I will rejoice by running barefoot through the grass and planting my toes in my freshly plowed garden and be renewed again. Thank you , Lord!