after the long winter

today i was in an unaccountably good mood. perhaps it was the sufficient amount of sleep i enjoyed last night. i suspect, though, it has more to do with the promise of spring. we've maintained a consisted above 50 average temperature the past few days and this suggests we are moving upward and onward--weather wise. it still doesn't feel much like spring. though, to be fair, i don't really know or remember what spring feels like. every day is summer in waco, so this is all exciting to me. the grass is startlingly green. no trees yet bare the marks of budding, but someday soon i believe they will. it will be joyous and somewhat magical to see a world of green everyday. i think my soul quite literally longs for it.

the point is: today i was struck by the fact that i seem to have endured the long, cold, and dark winter. at times i didn't believe it was possible. its so difficult (in general) but especially when youre not used to it, to make it through winter. but spring is at hand. spring is coming. the air even smells different.

i wait in hopeful expectation. for spring, and all that this new season brings.