Shannon's Corner

  Traveling this past weekend, my eyes delighted in the beauty of spring all around me. Everywhere I looked there were signs of life awakening. Trees covered in buds and some already flowering. Tulips and daffodils standing bright against the earth. Grass turning a deeper green. Even calves in the fields, wobbly and new. Spring has a way of catching our attention. Something about it invites us to pause, even if just for a moment, and take in the beauty unfolding around us. New life is emerging. And yet, spring is not always gentle. It can be a hard season. The weather shifts back and forth between warm and cold, sunshine and storms. The ground is still recovering from winter. New growth pushes through soil that has been frozen and hardened. It takes resilience for new life to emerge. In many ways, our life transitions mirror the rhythm of spring. After seasons of loss, change, or uncertainty, we often long for clear signs that something new is beginning. But renewal rarely arrives ...