April 25 2016
All day long we've watched the ice as it slowly sinks into the pond. The darkling water, rippled by the wind is beautiful to see after months of still, quiet ice.
The lake beyond it is covered in motionless white snow, but the patches of open water grow bigger day by day. The green of spring, both bright and pale, hovers like a green mist over the hills as the baby leaves burst forth, fresh as blossoms.
Tony cuts down our tallest pine tree- Owl Pine, we called it, since soon after our arrival to this magical place we saw a massive owl, the biggest I've ever seen perched at the very tip. We are sad to see it go, but it was rotten at the core, with a twelve foot gash from the base to the first branches, and it was too dangerous to leave standing. The old birch that had grown up with it, their branches entwined for so many years, looks lovely and clean now, its dappled white bark shining through the new leaves.
What a glorious time to draw each new breath, our very breath spelling out His name.
Thank you Lord for leading me all my life- you are all that has held back evil from me, you alone have stayed my hands. Nothing in this world is like you, but your voice echoes throughout your creation- give me a listening heart, Lord, and eyes that see your glory.
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