New Life

It finally feels like spring, and there is new life everywhere. This season has been long awaited after an especially sickly winter. New life is just what we need.

Late last week, I had the honor of attending the birth of a brand new baby boy. My dear, beautiful friend delivered a 9 pound, 5 ounce boy at a local birth center, surrounded by her husband and five sympathetic women. It was such a privilege to be counted among those women.

Then yesterday, we found this nest in a tree flanking our front porch. I was reminded why spring is my favorite time of the year, full of beauty and new beginnings.