MerryMommy

The circle of life. After winter must come spring. Mom! Look! A flower! Three weeks have passed since we officially welcomed spring. Since that day, my children have been waking up every morning and asking: “Mom, where are the flowers?” They have even spent time staring at dirt, watching and waiting. Their precious little minds know that spring brings flowers, and so, why aren’t we seeing them just yet? The logician in me answers them kindly yet matter-of-factly, and their Pre-K science lessons have helped a bit in their understanding of the life cycle too. But as I assure them that the flowers of spring will soon come to life and be visible all around us, I can’t help but be in awe of their innocent willingness to wake up one morning out of winter and see spring: color, beauty, sunshine, and flowers. Well, it finally happened. As we were walking in our yard a few days ago, one of my 4.5 year old boys stopped suddenly and shouted “Mom! Look! A flower!” As I look...