Feels Like Spring

It didn't take a lot to pull us out of our winter blues recently.  After days of frigid temperatures, bleak skies, freezing rain and measurable snow, one recent Sunday revealed a brilliantly bright sun, clear blue sky, and temperatures in the high 30s.  Nearly every conversation at church centered on the weather and everyone's happiness to be experiencing such a beautiful day. Universally, people said, "Feels like spring today." As the thermometer registered 37 degrees, I decided to take to the streets.  Although I wore my boots for safety for that occasional patch of black ice, I was able to walk at a rapid summertime pace most of the time, soaking in the fresh air, feeling the warm sun on the little bit of skin exposed on my face, hearing the birds singing joyfully, and saying hello to the many others I encountered along the way.  The fine weather brought out several walkers and runners, anxious to take advantage of the nice afternoon, knowing that the weather forecast for two days later was calling for three to five more inches of snow.  Although we knew we'd have to endure more winter, that one day, just that one day felt like spring.