| Remember
how we dreamed of, and yearned for, being grown up while
we were still growing up? I remember how I yearned for
children during the eight years I was a motherless wife.
Hopefully, since I've been blessed with six special children,
I have shown my appreciation by being a fine progenitor
to my posterity.
We have seasons
of the year. We have seasons in our lives. If we can recollect
our seasonal blessings it will add much zest to our lives.
And why not? Why not take time to smell the blossoms of
spring? Why not take time to gaze on the golds of autumn?
Why not take time to appreciate our loved ones' seasons?
Some songwriters apparently were able to savor each season.
For example, here are a few phrases from tunes which demonstrate
seasonal appreciation:
Sunshine
 |
"Wake
with the buttercups, come on, get up, get up, Here
comes the sun.
Lovers are hand in hand, This is the promised land,
Daydreams are done.
Laugh your troubles are over, Half the battle is
won.
Wake with the buttercups, come on, get up, get up,
Here comes the sun!" |
Rain
 |
"Of
all the gifts in God's domain, I think the most
sublime is rain.
The rain that keeps the earth renewed, With infinite
solicitude,
That leaves behind when it departs, A rainbow just
for weary hearts.
When God first saw the world in pain, I think He
wept, and called it, rain. " |
Spring
 |
Spring
is in the air and skies are clear,
Spring is in the air and you are here,
Life will be the way it used to be, .
Now that you are here with me. |
Winter
 |
Sleigh
bells ring, are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening.
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
Walking in a Winter Wonderland! |
Every season
brings its special tasks, and every season brings its
special
fruits. Let us thank God for life's seasons and savor
our childhood, young man and
womanhood, adulthood, parenthood, yes, and even the peace
of seniorhood!
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