Glancing at the calendar, I note that the first day of spring is just a few days away as I write this warm thoughts column. Yes, another spring is here this month, and the colors of spring will soon be all around us. The red bird robins will sing their songs of cheer. The green frogs will start croaking and the babbling brook. The flowers grass and trees will come to life. The geese and ducks will fly high as they crack and giggle in the sky. Children's joyful voices will fill the air as farmers plant seeds with hope and prayer. Another spring will soon be here. We love to welcome sweet springtime. It is indeed a time of promise, hope and joy.

An unknown author once wrote, “Every day can be a spring in your life, even though you are approaching the winter of your life and those sunset years.”

As I was deep in thought about spring and the colors of springtime, a dear friend shared a poem entitled Winter Colors.

Some call winter dismal. I surely disagree. Winter has its colors if you only stop to see. Red cardinals skipping through the head. The shimmering blue of the ponds waters at the mallards had a velvet green, made brilliant by the sun's golden shine. The color of winter is not dead, but filled with colorful hues instead.

March 22nd is known as “Young as You Feel Day.” Everyone can take this day to remember that they are no older than they feel. March 15th is “Hug a Farmer” day and the week of March 15th is National Agriculture Week dedicated to the farmers of America and is designed to educate the people about agriculture and the United States.

Farewell winter as we welcome spring. Each season brings with it colors to brighten our lives. More Warm Thoughts: As we watch for the signs of spring. Let us hold the warmth of all those blessings of our seasons on our hearts. May you have many warm thoughts the spring season.

Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie by Luetta G. Werner

March 19 1998

Published in the Marion Record

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