Wind

Something is in the air this week. And it's not just the leaves getting blown around in the wind outside today!

I thought it was just the UMC, but apparently this is a time of transitions for many...churches...groups...people. Maybe it's because, despite the "new year" celebrations of January, we don't get too into new beginnings until the cold of winter starts thawing out. Here around camp, the ground that once was frozen solid has become messy mud. I suspect winter will return for a time, but for now, this reminder of changing seasons seems to be taking hold of many lives.

For Chris and I, all of these transitions is also tied into the big transition in his family of the (forthcoming) birth of a baby! His sister Rebecca and her husband Matt are expecting their first child, a daughter, any day now! It will be the first grandchild for Chris' parents--a role I am sure they will excel at.

So though we're still square in the midst of winter, the winds of spring are upon us. And the reminder of how God brings new life even out of what was once frozen solid is a wonderful message as we thaw into a new year!