Spring Awaits Us {Heart to Hearts}

We're halfway through March already? I really can't believe it. You definitely wouldn't be able to tell if you came to my house. My roommate and I still have our Christmas tree up. Don't you judge, though.

This Sunday marks the first day of Spring. The season always begins on March 20, which is a really special day for me. When I was younger, I went through 2 1/2 long years of chemotherapy. I had a calendar which served as my "roadmap" for treatment. I constantly dreamed of the day I could mark through March 20. At the time, it represented the finish line to my journey and the day I would be considered healed. Thinking back now, I guess it was less of a finish line and more of a beginning.

Spring always comes with perfect timing, and we all welcome a season of rebirth, renewal, and regrowth. You can't help but be excited that it signals that the bitter cold of winter is over. The days are longer, the air is warmer, and the sunlight is brighter. And it leaves us with a good lesson.

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." -Ann Bradstreet