Yes, it’s true. I saw a Wooley Mammoth today. I thought they were extinct but not true! There he was at my barn, standing in for Ernie.

Thank God that Ernie is starting to shed out. One of these days perhaps he’ll look like a beautiful and sleek horse again.  In any regard, it was therapeutic brushing Ernie today — for both of us (I’m assuming it was for him anyway).

I always get anxious for spring when we have weekends like this past one. There’s so much anticipation. There’s a freshness in the air and hopefulness in my attitude.  Spring is coming. It will soon be here. Ernie shedding his winter coat tells me so.

The changing of the seasons is a reminder of God’s faithfulness — a faithfulness we need to remember during the dreary days of January and February. Just like the sun rises and sets daily (even when we don’t see it), the seasons will also change. The Lord has been changing the seasons for thousands of years. Consistently. We can count on it because he does not change. He could never be anything but faithful.  (“I the LORD do not change.” Malachi 3:6)

James 1:17: “Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.”

And thank God that he will be faithful to bring spring again. It’s my favorite time of year. Everything comes back to life. The tulips push their vibrant colors through the dark and dirty, or still-snow-covered ground. The trees bud and sprout leaves. Green grass emerges from the dingy soil. All reminding me that God makes all things new – even me. He wiped away the dark despair that used to define me and gave me light, life and hope. That’s what spring is to me. Rebirth. A reminder that every one of us can be made new when we come to trust in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17 “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”