Thankful for Winter's Promises

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During my yard word today with Aaron I was struck by the beautiful little things outside in the middle of winter that were such sweet signs of springs that could be easily missed. Aaron wanted to keep working- I was done. So, I grabbed my camera to try to capture some of these gifts.
"Behold, I will do something new,
  Now it will spring forth;
  Will you not be aware of it?
  I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
  Rivers in the desert."
-Isaiah 43:19












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