Hello, world!  Be assured - I have not disappeared from the face of the earth altogether!  Although I had high hopes to keep this blog updated during college life, as you well know by now, that was not to case.  I apologize to all of you who wished to see this place continue to live.  But although it was dormant for quite some time (way too long!) now I am back - not with promises to continue blogging regularly (because we know that will not happen!), but rather with a simple picture and thought.  

As I sit here writing this, it is striking me how spring is such an awesome time of rediscovering life.  Sometimes we go through dreary days, where it is hard to find even little things to be thankful for.  Sometimes our souls curl up within ourselves and shun the outside world because of the bitter wind and cold.  Sometimes life seems pointless and purposeless, no matter how many times people speak words of life to us.  Yet there is always a spring ahead, always a time of renewal and new life.  And as hard as the winter days are, it is because of them that we are able to soak in spring all the more!  

Be encouraged, dear friends, that Spring is coming!  As you anticipate the warmth and beauty of the spring days to come, also remember that your soul will see many more springs in their season.  They are worth waiting for!