The Creator

Today is the first day of Spring.

(The above photo is of a zinna from last August. 

We don't have color like that yet, of course!)

You might think it understood,

but my 4-year-old tried to tell 

someone that wonderful fact today

and they told him it wasn't

the first day of Spring.

Ah, well.

At least he knows the truth.

I have understanding, though,

because at one time in my life

I didn't live seasonally

and if you had mentioned the first day of Spring

was in March I would have thought,

"Shouldn't the first day of Spring

be in April?"

~ ~ ~

I am thankful for a husband

who teaches me about Nature,

it points me to the Creator.

I am thankful for the gift children,

and because they are created

I am pointed to the Creator.

I am thankful for the quiet moments

during my first Spring as a mother

sitting in the grass with my baby.

I was gently pointed

to a greater understanding 

of the Creator.

I see green 

gracing the earth today

and I am again pointed to the Creator.

~ ~ ~

At different points along my life journey

I have come to know God

in different ways.

 As an adult coming to see him

as Creator

is a gift I cannot put into words.

Knowing Him this way

is forever imprinted on my heart.

For the invisible things of him

from the creation of the world 

are clearly seen,

being understood by the things that are made,

even his eternal power and Godhead...

Romans 1:20