My parents and I headed up to the mountains today. The recent rains – and even snowfall – transformed the usually red and brown rocky hillsides to shades of green as the trees and grasses sprouted. In some places with the sun shining on them, the leaves were literally glowing. Later in the day, my mom found this poem that described perfectly what we experienced:

Spring is a Gift

What a delightful gift is spring
When flowers bloom and songbirds sing,
When the air is warm and fresh and sweet
And I feel promise beneath my feet.

Trees wear shades of bright green lace
And showers come to wash their face,
Each and every spring I see
I know is a gift from God to me.

By Bernice Maddux, Weatherford, TX

I Found God today in a touching poem that describes the beauty we saw in nature.