May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
~ An Irish Blessing
Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence
~Lin Yutang
The other day I received a note from a dear friend asking me if I still had hope. She said that if I did, well, then she did too. Oh my goodness, and yes indeed! I carry hope within my heart, always. The very essence of life is hope. Love may be what sees us through at times, but hope, that is what allows us to believe in the power of the love that we feel. It brings clarity to the beauty of our dreams and the endurance to work for all that we envision in our finest moments, and it gives us strength on our darkest of days.
Spring has been slow in coming to Merryville this year, but indeed, just like hope does, it has persevered in spite of the cold winds, rain, ice and snow of even just a week ago, when these photographs were taken. It would have been easy to have stayed at home that day. Three inches of snow fell the night before. It was cold with a gray, gloomy sky and the paths throughout the flower fields were muddy and mucky and we knew we were going to become a bit muddy too. But oh my, look at the beauty we would have missed if we'd just given up hope, let go of our plans and slept in that day.
Tiptoe through the tulips and dance amongst the daffodils!
Walk the path of hope. Wear rubber boots if you have to!
With all good wishes......'til next time in Merryville!
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