I can believe it has been over 2 years since my last post. But then again I can believe it as life just seems to fly by at break neck speed sometimes.
I am so looking forward to Spring this year. As always spring represents newness, starting over or starting again and a freshness to life that winter just seems to suck out. The dark days of winter are gone and the fresh air of spring in the cool early mornings is here. As I look outside tonight across the lake and over the mountain side there is not a cloud in the sky - simply beautiful.
Today is Palm Sunday and in 7 days it will be Easter Sunday. 3 days before Easter Sunday is Good Friday - the day God's only son Jesus died for me and you! Hard to grasp that a day when Jesus was crucified would be called Good Friday. Just the word "crucified" sounds like a horrible painful death - and it was for Jesus and anyone else who succumbed to death that way.
I remember many many years ago buying a new spring dress to be worn for the first time on Easter Sunday. I also remember spending time with my family and finding something to do together. I no longer buy the new dress and I no longer spend time with my family. My tastes of changed and with my family living from coast to coast in Canada distance keeps my family apart.
I also remember many Easter Sunday morning going to the grandstand at Polson Park for a sunrise service. Depending what month Easter was in those morning could be quite cold outside. I never knew who I would see there but often ran into someone I knew. It was a neat feeling to go to that service. However that tradition has long since ended and the grandstand burnt down quite a few years ago.
Traditions are an interesting thing. They often are roots in our families and often are a comfort for family members. But what does a person do when those traditions no longer exist? I don't miss shopping for a dress, but I do miss my family and I miss what feels familiar.
