Look, winter is past, the rains have come and gone. The flowers are blooming in the fields. It’s time to sing! Listen, the doves have returned. – Song of Solomon 2:11-12 (ERV)

My calendar lists Monday, March 20, as this thing called “Spring Equinox.”

Why do we have to be so “technical?” It’s the first day of spring! Whoop, whoop!

I searched Google for “Spring Equinox” and found that “Spring Equinox 2017 in Northern Hemisphere will be at 4:28 AM on Monday, March 20, 2017.” I also found that there are two equinoxes every year – in March and September – when the Sun shines directly on the equator and the length of night and day are nearly equal.

Now I feel really bad about not listening to my science teachers.

All I know is that it’s getting warmer outside and I like it.

As a child, I loved in spring when it was warm enough to leave my jacket at home when I rode the bus to school. I loved getting ready for baseball season and to see the trees and grass turn green. I enjoyed looking for mushrooms in the Midwest in late spring and being out in the woods with my dogs. I loved a good spring rain. Spring smelled new. It was like starting over!

Since I am older, spring does not mean those things anymore. There are adult things to think of and worry about.

I hope and pray that you can take some time this spring to stop and enjoy God’s wonderful work. Maybe we can be a child again just for a few minutes!

Oh, Spring! I want to go out and feel you and get inspiration. My old things seem dead. I want fresh contacts, more vital searching. – Emily Carr

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