fresh start

i love spring.  it is a reminder of fresh starts, new beginnings... colors pop from the dullness of winter...new green on weathered branches.  gusty breezes blowing away that stale feeling of being inside too long.  i go outside and cannot help but breathe too deeply.

i love easter week.  (not because of excesses of chocolate available, although that is a perk!)

it is a reminder of the ultimate fresh start--the spiritual one we can have in this life.  it is a reminder of a heavy price Jesus paid for all of humanity for all time and it is a reminder of extravagant love.  the cross is stained with His crimson blood so that we might be made gleaming white. i love that this week gives intentional opportunity to reflect and meditate on Jesus and what He accomplished in this life that changes all of eternity.

i love fresh starts.  i love to breathe it in deeply.